English Explanatory Dictionary

shout

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
  2. A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
  3. A call-out for an emergency services team.
  4. A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.
  5. A suggestion; an idea.
verb
  1. To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
  2. To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out
  3. To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
  4. To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
  5. To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case, regarded as the electronic messaging equivalent of oral shouting.
  6. To treat with shouts or clamor.
noun
  1. A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used in duck-shooting.

Pronunciation

/ʃaʊt/ /ʃʌʊt/ /ʃuːt/ en-us-shout.ogg en-au-shout.ogg

Word forms

shout shouts shouting shouted

Etymology

From Middle English shouten. Further origin uncertain. Possibly related to Middle English shooten (“to shoot (out)”) or from or akin to Old Norse skúta (“to chide, scold”), Old Norse skúti, skúta (“a taunt”). See also the second, rare sense of the verb scout (“to reject with contempt”).

Synonyms

shout out call cry holler halloo roar roop scream shout yell treat

Related words

yell scream

Derived words

countershout give someone a shout in with a shout ring shout shoutfest shoutline shouty beshout outshout shoutable shoutbox shout down shoutee shouter shout fire in a crowded theater shout from the rooftops shoutingly shouting match shout out shout the odds unshouted unshouting vintage shout wouldn't shout if a shark bit him
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