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hoot
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hoot \Hoot\, v. t.
To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with
derisive shouts.
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Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat.
--Swift.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hoot \Hoot\, n.
1. A derisive cry or shout. --Glanvill.
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2. The cry of an owl.
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3. A very funny event, person, or experience; as, watching
Jack try to catch that greased pig was a hoot.
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Hoot owl (Zool.), the barred owl (Syrnium nebulosum). See
Barred owl.
not give a hoot not care at all.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hoot \Hoot\ (h[=oo]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hooted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hooting.] [OE. hoten, houten, huten; cf. OSw. huta, Sw. huta ut to take one up sharply, fr. Sw. hut interj., begone! cf. also W. hwt off! off with it! away! hoot!] 1. To cry out or shout in contempt. [1913 Webster] Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To make the peculiar cry of an owl. [1913 Webster] The clamorous owl that nightly hoots. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
