Hol·lo interj. & n. Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.
And every day, for food or play,
Came to the mariner's hollo. --Coleridge.
Hol·lo v. i. [imp. & p. p. Holloed p. pr. & vb. n. Holloing.] To call out or exclaim; to halloo.
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hollo
n : a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
bellow filled the hallway" [syn: bellow, bellowing, holla,
holler, hollering, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl]
v 1: encourage somebody by crying hollo
2: cry hollo
3: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the
doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the
window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout out,
cry, call, yell, scream, holler, squall]