[yel] 
,| 1. | to cry out or speak with a strong, loud, clear sound; shout: He always yells when he is angry. |
| 2. | to scream with pain, fright, etc. |
| 3. | to utter or tell by yelling: to yell an order to the troops. |
| 4. | a cry uttered by yelling. |
| 5. | a cheer or shout of fixed words or syllables, as one adopted by a school or college to encourage a team. |
| yell (yěl) v. yelled, yell·ing, yells v. intr. To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm. v. tr. To utter or express with a loud cry. See Synonyms at shout. n.
[Middle English yellen, from Old English giellan, gellan; see ghel-1 in Indo-European roots.] yell'er n. |