Sekirov Dictionary

hoot

/huːt/

noun 5
verb 4
forms 5
phrases 4

noun5

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The cry of an owl.
- I heard the hoot of an owl. Whoo, whoo!
•
(slang) A fun event or person.
- The party at the weekend was such a hoot! Thanks for the invite.
•
A small particle; a whit or jot.
- We don't care a hoot about what you think.
•
A derisive cry or shout.
- My performance drew hoots of derision from the crowd.
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(New-Zealand, slang) Money, especially in the form of cash given as payment.
- On the construction you could make a pot of hoot in no time. You oughter be able to get two or three quid a day when things is busy. — 1938

verb4

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To make a hoo, the cry of an owl.
- The clamorous owl that nightly hoots and wonders / At our quaint spirits. — 1595
•
To cry out or shout in contempt.
- Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more, — 1711
•
To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
- Mary felt extremely offended when the workers hooted at her.
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To sound the horn of a vehicle.
- When you arrive to pick me up, hoot, and I'll come outside.

forms

hooted · hooting · hooteth · hoots · hootest

Phrases with hoot

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