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Hal·loo n. A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout.
List! List! I hear
Some far off halloo break the silent air. --Milton.
Hal·loo, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hallooed p. pr. & vb. n. Hallooing.] To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo.
Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. --Sir P. Sidney.
Hal·loo, v. t.
1. To encourage with shouts.
Old John hallooes his hounds again. --Prior.
2. To chase with shouts or outcries.
If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare. --Shak.
3. To call or shout to; to hail.
Hal·loo, interj. An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one. Now mostly replaced by hello.
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halloo
n : a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no
one heard him"
v 1: urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt"
2: shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting
attention