hoot : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hoot	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for hoot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hoot n a loud raucous cry (as of an owl) a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt Synonym(s): boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" Synonym(s): damn, darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's damn, tinker's dam v to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance" utter the characteristic sound of owls
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}.