hoot
hoot is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To make the peculiar cry of an owl. The clamorous owl that nightly hoots. Shak.
- 2.To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts. Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat. Swift.
- 3.A derisive cry or shout. Glanvill.
- 4.The cry of an owl. Hoot owl (Zoöl.), the barred owl (Syrnium nebulosum). See Barred owl.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is hoot.
- What is to make the peculiar cry of an owl. The clamorous owl that nightly hoots. Shak called?
- What is to assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts. Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat. Swift called?
- What is the cry of an owl. Hoot owl (Zoöl.), the barred owl (Syrnium nebulosum). See Barred owl called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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