Hollo

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hollo \Hol*lo"\, interj. & n. [See {Halloo}, and cf. {Holla}.]
     Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to
     attract attention; a halloo.
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           And every day, for food or play,


           Came to the mariner's hollo.             --Coleridge.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hollo \Hol"lo\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Holloed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Holloing}.] [See {Hollo}, interj., and cf. {Halloo}.]
     To call out or exclaim; to halloo.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hollo
       n : a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
           bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {bellowing}, {holla},
            {holler}, {hollering}, {holloa}, {roar}, {roaring}, {yowl}]
       v 1: encourage somebody by crying hollo
       2: cry hollo
       3: 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}, {squall}]