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Meaning of shout

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  shout
      n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the
           speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the
           audience" [syn: {cry}, {outcry}, {call}, {yell}, {shout},
           {vociferation}]
      v 1: utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually
           denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My
           grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout" [ant:
           {whisper}]
      2: 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}, {hollo}, {squall}]
      3: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!'
         he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother
         shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: {exclaim},
         {cry}, {cry out}, {outcry}, {call out}, {shout}]
      4: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the
         policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother
         shouted at the teacher" [syn: {abuse}, {clapperclaw},
         {blackguard}, {shout}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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