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  1. 1. n. A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To cry out; to word/exclaim">exclaim with a word/loud">loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To encourage with shouts. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To chase with shouts or outcries. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To call or shout to; to hail. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. a shout to attract attention Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. urge on with shouts Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. shout ‘halloo’, as when greeting someone or attracting attention Source: wordnet
  10. 10. A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout. List! List! I hear Some far off halloo break the silent air. Milton. To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo. Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. Sir P. Sidney. 1. To encourage with shouts. Old John hallooes his hounds again. Prior. 2. To chase with shouts or outcries. If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare. Shak. 3. To call or shout to; to hail. Shak. An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one. Source: webster
  11. 11. A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite aperson or an animal; a shout.List! List! I hear Some far off halloo break the silent air. Milton. Source: adambom
  12. 12. n:35/v:65 n. a shout to attract attention v. urge on with shouts v. shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention Source: ecdict

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