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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHOUT, v.i. To utter a sudden and loud outcry, usually in joy, triumph or exultation, or to animate soldiers in an onset.
It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery. Exodus 32.
When ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout. Josh 6.
SHOUT, n. A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, particularly of a multitude of men, expressing joy, triumph, exultation or animated courage. It is sometimes intended in derision.
The Rhodians seeing an enemy turn their backs, gave a great shout in derision. Knolles.
SHOUT, v.t. To treat with shouts or clamor.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation] v
1: utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout" [ant: whisper]
2: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall]
3: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout]
4: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to utter a sudden loud cry 2. to command attention as if by shouting <a quality that shouts from good novels — John Gardner> transitive verb 1. to utter in a loud voice 2. to cause to be, come, or stop by or as if by shouting <shouted himself hoarse> <the proponents shouted down the opposition> • shouter noun II. noun Date: 14th century a loud cry or call

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make a loud cry or vocal sound; speak loudly (shouted for attention). 2 tr. say or express loudly; call out (shouted that the coast was clear). 3 tr. (also absol.) Austral. & NZ colloq. treat (another person) to drinks etc. --n. 1 a loud cry expressing joy etc. or calling attention. 2 colloq. one's turn to order a round of drinks etc. (your shout I think). Phrases and idioms: all over bar (or but) the shouting colloq. the contest is virtually decided. shout at speak loudly to etc. shout down reduce to silence by shouting. shout for call for by shouting. shout-up colloq. a noisy argument. Derivatives: shouter n. Etymology: ME, perh. rel. to SHOOT: cf. ON skúta SCOUT

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shout 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.] To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc. Shouting of the men and women eke. --Chaucer. They shouted thrice: what was the last cry for? --Shak. To shout at, to utter shouts at; to deride or revile with shouts.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shout Shout, v. t. 1. To utter with a shout; to cry; -- sometimes with out; as, to shout, or to shout out, a man's name. 2. To treat with shouts or clamor. --Bp. Hall.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shout Shout, n. A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, especially of a multitudes expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage. The Rhodians, seeing the enemy turn their backs, gave a great shout in derision. --Knolles.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shout Shout, n. A gratuitous entertainment, with refreshments or the like; a treat. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shout Shout, v. i. To entertain with refreshments or the like gratuitously; to treat. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shout Shout, v. t. To treat (one) to something; also, to give (something) by way of treating. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(shouts, shouting, shouted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 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... 'She's alive!' he shouted triumphantly... Andrew rushed out of the house, shouting for help... You don't have to shout at me... I shouted at mother to get the police... The driver managed to escape from the vehicle and shout a warning. VERB: V, V with quote, V for n, V at n, V at n to-inf, V n • Shout is also a noun.; 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) The decision was greeted with shouts of protest from opposition MPs... I heard a distant shout. He knew he was be in with a shout of making Craig Brown's squad for Japan. N-COUNT; PHRASE

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. Exclaim, vociferate, halloo, hollo, holla, cry out. II. n. Halloo, holla, huzza, hoot, loud cry, loud call, outcry, clamor, vociferation, roar.

Moby Thesaurus

Homeric laughter, alleluia, aller sans dire, applaud, applause, bark, battle cry, bawl, be in stitches, be manifest, be no secret, bellow, belly laugh, blare, blare forth, blaze, blaze abroad, blazon, blazon about, blow, boff, boffola, bray, break up, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, call, call out, caterwaul, celebrate, cheer, chortle, chorus of cheers, chuckle, clamor, come across, convulsion, crow, cry, cry for joy, cry out, declaim, exclaim, fit of laughter, gales of laughter, giggle, give a cheer, glare, go into convulsions, go without saying, guffaw, ha-ha, hail, hallelujah, halloo, hang out, hearty laugh, hee-haw, hee-hee, herald, herald abroad, hilarity, ho-ho, holler, hollo, hooray, hoot, horselaugh, hosanna, howl, hurrah, hurray, huzzah, laugh, laugh it up, laugh outright, laughing, laughter, nearly die laughing, need no explanation, outburst of laughter, paean, peal of laughter, proclaim, project, promulgate, rah, rallying cry, risibility, roar, roar of laughter, roar with laughter, sauter aux yeux, scream, screech, set up, shake like jelly, shake with laughter, shout hosanna, shout of laughter, shriek, snicker, snigger, snort, speak for itself, split, split with laughter, squall, squawk, squeal, stand, stand out, stick out, strike the eye, tee-hee, thunder, thunder forth, titter, trumpet, trumpet forth, vociferate, war cry, war whoop, whoop, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yippee, yo-ho, yowl, yuck, yuk-yuk