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shout

  [shout]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.
2. to speak or laugh noisily or unrestrainedly.
–verb (used with object)
3. to utter or yell (something) loudly.
4. Australian. to treat (another) to a drink, meal, amusement, or the like.
–noun
5. a loud call or cry: He gave a shout for help.
6. a sudden loud outburst, as of laughter.
7. the act of calling or crying out loudly.
Origin:
1300–50; ME shoute (n.), shouten (v.); cf. ON skūta to scold, chide, skūti, skūta a taunt; akin to shoot

Related forms:
shouter, noun

Synonyms:
1. yell, vociferate, exclaim. See cry.

Antonyms:
1. whisper.
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shout   (shout)   
n.  A loud cry.
tr. & intr.v.   shout·ed, shout·ing, shouts
To say with or utter a shout.
Phrasal Verb(s):
shout downTo overwhelm or silence by shouting loudly.

[Middle English shoute, perhaps from Old Norse skūta, a taunt; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.]
shout'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to say with or make a loud strong cry: fans shouting their approval; bawled out orders; bellows with rage; hollered a warning; howling with pain; a crowd roaring its disapproval; children whooping at play; troops yelling as they attacked.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
shout

  1. n.
    an exclamation point. (See also screamer; shriek.) : Put a shout at the end of the line. Make this dull story more sexy.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

shout 
c.1300, schowten "to call or cry out loudly," of unknown origin; perhaps from the root of shoot, on the notion of "throw the voice out loudly," or related to O.N. skuta "a taunt." The noun is first recorded 1375.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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