Meaning of shout | Babel Free

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1. A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
2. A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used in duck-shooting.
   UK, dialectal
3. A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
   Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang
4. A loud cry.
5. A call-out for an emergency services team.
   Australia, UK, slang
6. To say with or utter a shout. See Synonyms at yell.
7. A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.
   informal
8. To overwhelm or silence by shouting loudly.
9. A suggestion; an idea.
   informal
10. A loud cry:call, halloo, holler, yell.
11. to say very loudly. He shouted the message across the river; I'm not deaf – there's no need to shout; Calm down and stop shouting at each other. skree يَصْرُخ извиквам gritar křičet schreien råbe φωνάζω, κραυγάζωgritar hüüdma فرياد كشيدن huutaa crier לִצעוֹק चिल्‍लाना, शोर मचाना viknuti, kliknuti kiabál meneriakkan öskra gridare, urlare 叫ぶ 소리지르다 rėkti, šaukti kliegt menjerit schreeuwenrope, skrike, remjekrzyknąć چيغې، شور gritar a ţipa, a urla громко кричать kričať vpiti vikati ropa, skrika, ...
12. a loud cry, esp to convey emotion or a command
13. (Brewing) informal a. a round, esp of drinks
    informal
14. (Broadcasting) informal a greeting (to family, friends, etc) sent to a radio station for broadcasting
    informal
15. informal an occasion on which the members of an emergency service are called out on duty
    informal
16. to utter (something) in a loud cry; yell

Equivalents

Examples

“give out a shout”

“hear a desperate shout”

“an ear-piercing shout”

““I′ll get my wine though,” taking out her wallet. “No. This is my shout,” holding up his hand as though to ward her money off.”

“Cut to the pub on a lads night out, Man at the bar cos it was his shout”

“2008, George Papaellinas, The Trip: An Odyssey, re.press, Australia, page 6, It was always my shout down the pub with Theo.”

“Yet another ambulance on a shout enters Parliament Square.”

“Next up the new single from Beyoncé, but first a shout to Barry Bloggins and his wife Belinda...”

“Yeah, good shout. We might get an idea of what we're up against before we park up and do business.”

“You're bored, you decide to get a tattoo. Maybe you really like chimps. You sit down with your tattoo artist. Just the chimp, sir? No, hang on. Can you do a chimp, but in a suit? Yeah, nice shout, what about sticking a pair of glasses on him too? Love it, let's have him holding a gun as well. Hold on, will he be allowed a gun if he's short-sighted? Good question, but let's not forget the bigger issue here: he's a monkey.”

“'I could do with a nap myself,' Hope said, trying unsuccessfully to hide a 'There's something about the sea air that wears you out, isn't there?' Will nodded. 'That's why I suggested we pick up the coffees. I might regret it at bedtime but for now I'd rather be wired than weary.' Hope took a sip of her latte and reached for the radio controls. 'Good shout. I'll see if I can nd us some tunes to listen to.' They chatted as the miles passed,[…]”

““I...had a nap,” I said. “Good shout. Got to be strategic about these things. Jess went for a nap a couple of hours ago but hasn't resurfaced, so I think she's failed again this year.” I blinked. I didn't know what to say to him. “So, no one else make it?””

“"Just tell him you're not ready." She twists her mouth and looks at the card again. "To tell you the truth, I don't think I'll ever be ready. […]" I think for a moment. "Well, you could always say that romance is distracting you from your . . . your craft." She nods, considering this. “That's not a bad shout.” “Or you could break up with him.” She smiles and looks at the ground. “That's not a bad shout, either.” At that moment, there's a knock on the cupboard door, and I get up to answer it.”

“Although the density of the flour in particular would be less than that of the wheat, an equivalent 200 quarters of wheat per shout would not seem out of the question here. Again using Table 4, this suggests quite large boats carrying nearly 35 tons. If the 'Blackfriars 3' shout did indeed carry only 7.5 tons, then the shouts coming from Henley in 1345 were considerably bigger vessels, […]”

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