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| 1. | [ verb ] to utter a loud clamorous shout | |
| Examples: | : "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance." |
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| Related terms: | utter pant-hoot grunt-hoot boo | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a loud raucous cry as of an awl | |
| Related terms: | cry | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt | |
| Synonyms: | Bronx_cheer hiss raspberry razzing snort bird boo | |
| Related terms: | cry snore hiss hiss | |
| 4. | [ noun ] something of little value | |
| Synonyms: | shucks damn tinker's_damn shit tinker's_dam red_cent darn | |
| Examples: | "his promise is not worth a damn" "not worth one red cent" "not worth shucks" |
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| Related terms: | worthlessness | |
| Similar spelling: |
hot hohhot Hoyt Hout Hott Hoth Hodo Hoyte Hotei 'hood Howeth hod hoodoo hood Hoda |
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