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HURRAH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A victory cheer

Example:

let's give the team a big hurrah

Synonyms:

hooray; hurrah

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

cheer (a cry or shout of approval)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shout 'hurrah!'

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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