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Definition of shout noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shout

noun
 
/ʃaʊt/
 
/ʃaʊt/
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  1. a loud cry of anger, fear, excitement, etc.
    • angry shouts
    • I heard her warning shout too late.
    • shout of something a shout of anger/encouragement
    • Thunderous applause and shouts of 'bravo' greeted his performance.
    • Charlie gave a shout of joy and even his brothers looked pleased.
    • shout from somebody/something He ignored the loud shouts from the crowd outside.
    • A shout from downstairs broke the silence.
    Extra Examples
    • A great shout of excitement went up as she crossed the line.
    • There were shouts of laughter from the crowd.
    • With a shout of pain, he pulled his hand away from the hot stove.
    • We heard angry shouts coming from the apartment below.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • loud
    • faint
    … of shouts
    • chorus
    verb + shout
    • give
    • let out
    • hear
    shout + verb
    • echo
    • go up
    • ring out
    preposition
    • with a shout
    • shout from
    • shout of
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  2. [usually singular] (British English, informal) a person’s turn to buy drinks
    • What are you drinking? It's my shout.
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps related to shoot; compare with Old Norse skúta ‘a taunt’.
Idioms
be in with a shout (of something/of doing something)
  1. (informal) to have a good chance of winning something or of achieving something
give somebody a shout
  1. (informal) to tell somebody something
    • Give me a shout when you're ready.
    • Give me a shout if you'd like to come with us.
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