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interjection
1.
(used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.)
noun
2.
the cry “hallo!”
3.
a shout of exultation.
verb (used without object)
4.
to call with a loud voice; shout; cry, as after hunting dogs.
verb (used with object)
5.
to incite or chase (something) with shouts and cries of “hallo!”
6.
to cry “hallo” to (someone).
7.
to shout (something).
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halloo, hallo or halloa (həˈluː, həˈləʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —sentence substitute | |
| 1. | a shout to attract attention, esp to call hounds at a hunt |
| —n , -loos, -los, -loas | |
| 2. | a shout of "halloo" |
| —vb , -loos, -los, -loas, -loos, -looing, -looed, -los, -loing, -loed, -loas, -loaing, -loaed | |
| 3. | to shout (something) to (someone) |
| 4. | (tr) to urge on or incite (dogs) with shouts |
| [C16: perhaps variant of hallow to encourage hounds by shouting] | |
| hallo, hallo or halloa | |
| —sentence substitute | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C16: perhaps variant of hallow to encourage hounds by shouting] | |
| halloa, hallo or halloa | |
| —sentence substitute | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C16: perhaps variant of hallow to encourage hounds by shouting] | |
| hello, hallo or hullo (hɛˈləʊ, hə-, ˈhɛləʊ, hɛˈləʊ, hə-, ˈhɛləʊ, hɛˈləʊ, hə-, ˈhɛləʊ) | |
| —sentence substitute | |
| 1. | an expression of greeting used on meeting a person or at the start of a telephone call |
| 2. | a call used to attract attention |
| 3. | an expression of surprise |
| 4. | an expression used to indicate that the speaker thinks his or her listener is naive or slow to realize something: Hello? Have you been on Mars for the past two weeks or something? |
| —n , -los | |
| 5. | the act of saying or calling "hello" |
| [C19: see | |
| hallo, hallo or hullo | |
| —sentence substitute | |
| —n | |
| [C19: see | |
| hullo, hallo or hullo | |
| —sentence substitute | |
| —n | |
| [C19: see | |
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