English Dictionary: hoot | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for hoot | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hoot \Hoot\ (h[oomac]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hooting}.] [OE. hoten, houten, huten; cf. OSw. huta, Sw. huta ut to take one up sharply, fr. Sw. hut interj., begone! cf. also W. hwt off! off with it! away! hoot!] 1. To cry out or shout in contempt. Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more. --Dryden. 2. To make the peculiar cry of an owl. The clamorous owl that nightly hoots. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hoot \Hoot\, v. t. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts. Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat. --Swift. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hoot \Hoot\, n. 1. A derisive cry or shout. --Glanvill. 2. The cry of an owl. {Hoot owl} (Zo[94]l.), the barred owl ({Syrnium nebulosum}). See {Barred owl}. |