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hal·loo
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həˈlu
/
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h
uh
-
loo
]
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interjection,
noun,
plural
hal·loos,
verb (used without object),
verb (used with object),
hal·looed,
hal·loo·ing.
hallo
.
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halloo
,
hallo
or
halloa
(həˈluː, həˈləʊ)
—
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]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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