shout

shout
[[t]ʃa͟ʊt[/t]]
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shouts, shouting, shouted
1) VERB If you shout, you say something very loudly, usually because you want people a long distance away to hear you or because you are angry.

He had to shout to make himself heard above the near gale-force wind...

[V with quote] `She's alive!' he shouted triumphantly...

[V for n] Andrew rushed out of the house, shouting for help...

[V at n] You don't have to shout at me...

[V at n to-inf] I shouted at mother to get the police...

[V n] The driver managed to escape from the vehicle and shout a warning. [Also V that]

Derived words:
shouting N-UNCOUNT

One of my grandchildren heard the shouting first.

N-COUNT
Shout is also a noun.

The decision was greeted with shouts of protest from opposition MPs... I heard a distant shout.

2) CONVENTION If you are in a pub and someone you are with says `It's your shout' or `It's my shout', they mean that it is your turn or their turn to buy a round of drinks. [BRIT, INFORMAL]
3) PHRASE If you say that someone is in with a shout of achieving or winning something, you mean that they have a chance of achieving or winning it. [INFORMAL]

He knew he was be in with a shout of making Craig Brown's squad for Japan.

Phrasal Verbs:

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  • Shout — (shout), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shouting}.] [OE. shouten, of unknown origin; perhaps akin to shoot; cf. Icel. sk[=u]ta, sk[=u]ti, a taunt.] 1. To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shout — Shout, n. 1. A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, especially of a multitudes expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage. [1913 Webster] The Rhodians, seeing the enemy turn their backs, gave a great shout in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shout —   [englisch/amerikanisch, ʃaʊt; auch Shouting], rhythmisierter musikalischer Ruf auf einem Hauptton und einem oder mehreren Nebentönen, der seinen Ursprung im afrikanischen Kultgesang hat; begründete einen Gesangsstil fast schreienden Charakters …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Shout — [ʃaut] der; s <aus engl. amerik. shout »Schrei« zu to shout, vgl. ↑shouting> svw. ↑Shouting …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • shout — shout·er; shout·ing·ly; shout; …   English syllables

  • Shout NY — was a thought and culture magazine that covered New York arts, music, film and politics from 1998 through 2003. In its early days (1998 2000), it was fairly obscure and predominantly focused on New York City nightlife. Re launched in 2000, it… …   Wikipedia

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