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HOOT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something of little value

Example:

not worth shucks

Synonyms:

damn; darn; hoot; red cent; shit; shucks; tinker's dam; tinker's damn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("hoot" is a kind of...):

ineptitude; worthlessness (having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A loud raucous cry (as of an owl)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("hoot" is a kind of...):

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

Synonyms:

bird; boo; Bronx cheer; hiss; hoot; raspberry; razz; razzing; snort

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("hoot" is a kind of...):

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

Derivation:

hoot (to utter a loud clamorous shout)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To utter a loud clamorous shout

Example:

the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "hoot" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hoot"):

pant-hoot (communicate by hooting and panting, as of primates)

grunt-hoot (communicate by hooting and grunting, as of primates)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sentence examples:

You can hear animals hoot in the meadows

The meadows hoot with animals

Derivation:

hoot (a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt)

hooter (a device on an automobile for making a warning noise)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Utter the characteristic sound of owls

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "hoot" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

hooter (nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes)

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