v.
- speak or call out very loudly.
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(shout at)
reprimand loudly.
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(shout someone down)
prevent someone from speaking or being heard by shouting.
- Austral./NZ informal treat (someone) to (something, especially a drink).
n.
- a loud cry or call.
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(one's shout)
Brit. informal one's turn to buy a round of drinks.
Phrase
- all over bar the shouting
Brit. informal (of a contest) almost finished and therefore virtually decided. - give someone a shout
informal call on or get in touch with someone. - in with a shout
Brit. informal having a good chance. - shout the odds
Brit. talk loudly and in an opinionated way.
Derivative
- shouter n.
- shouty adj. (informal).
Etymology
ME: perh. rel. to shoot; cf. ON skúta ‘a taunt’, also scout2.