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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more --Dryden. 2. To make the peculiar cry of an owl. The clamorous owl that nightly hoots. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hoot \Hoot\, v. t. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts. Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat. --Swift. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hoot \Hoot\, n. 1. A derisive cry or shout. --Glanvill. 2. The cry of an owl. {Hoot owl} (Zo["o]l.), the barred owl ({Syrnium nebulosum}). See {Barred owl}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hoot n 1: a loud raucous cry as of an awl 2: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: {boo}, {Bronx cheer}, {hiss}, {raspberry}, {razzing}, {snort}, {bird}] 3: something of little value; "it is not worth a damn"; "not worth shucks" [syn: {damn}, {darn}, {shit}, {shucks}, {tinker's damn}, {tinker's dam}] v : to utter a loud clamourous shout: "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance."
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