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hoot

/huːt/

noun

Meaning

  • A derisive cry or shout.

  • The cry of an owl.

  • A fun event or person. (See hootenanny)

  • A small particle.

verb

Meaning

  • To cry out or shout in contempt.

  • To make the cry of an owl, a hoo.

  • To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.

  • To sound the horn of a vehicle