5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Halloo \Hal*loo"\, v. t. 1. To encourage with shouts. [1913 Webster] Old John hallooes his hounds again. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To chase with shouts or outcries. [1913 Webster] If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To call or shout to; to hail. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Halloo \Hal*loo"\, interj. [OE. halow. See {Halloo}, n.] An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one. Now mostly replaced by {hello}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Halloo \Hal*loo"\ (h[a^]l*l[=oo]"), n. [Perh. fr. ah + lo; cf. AS. eal[=a], G. halloh, F. haler to set (a dog) on. Cf. {Hollo}, interj.] A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout. [1913 Webster] List! List! I hear Some far off halloo break the silent air. --Milton. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Halloo \Hal*loo"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hallooed} (-l[=oo]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hallooing}.] To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo. [1913 Webster] Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: halloo n : a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him" v 1: urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt" 2: shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention
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