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halloo

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hal·loo  (h-l) also hal·loa (-l)
interj.
1. Used to catch someone's attention.
2. Used to urge on hounds in a hunt.
n. pl. hal·loos also hal·loas
A shout or call of "halloo."
v. hal·looed also hal·loaed, hal·loo·ing also hal·loa·ing, hal·loos also hal·loas
v.intr.
To shout "halloo."
v.tr.
1. To urge on or pursue by calling "halloo" or shouting.
2. To call out to.
3. To shout or yell (something).

[Alteration of obsolete holla, stop!; see hello.]

halloo
interj
Chiefly Brit a shout used to call hounds at a hunt [perhaps variant of hallow to encourage hounds by shouting]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.halloo - a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him"
cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Verb1.halloo - urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt"
egg on, prod, incite - urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
2.halloo - shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention
cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - 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"


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But it is to be doubted whether any one liked reading them so much as he liked writing them--say, some time in the years 1893 and 1894, in a New York flat, where he could look from his lofty windows over two miles and a half of woodland in Central Park, and halloo his fancy wherever he chose in that faery realm of books which he re-entered in reminiscences perhaps too fond at times, and perhaps always too eager for the reader's following.
My second is a piece of advice: keep the boy close beside you, and when you need help, halloo.
The wolf and the bear meet us within halloo of our dwellings.
 
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