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Hoot (h&oō_;t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hooted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hooting.] [OE. hoten, houten, huten; cf. OSw. huta, Sw. huta ut to take one up sharply, fr. Sw. hut interj., begone! cf. also W. hwt off! off with it! away! hoot!] 1. To cry out or shout in contempt.
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Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more. Dryden.
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2. To make the peculiar cry of an owl.
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The clamorous owl that nightly hoots. Shak.
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Hoot, v. t. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
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Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat. Swift.
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Hoot, n. 1. A derisive cry or shout. Glanvill.
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2. The cry of an owl.
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3. A very funny event, person, or experience; as, watching Jack try to catch that greased pig was a hoot.
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Hoot owl (Zo&ö;l.), the barred owl (Syrnium nebulosum). See Barred owl. -- not give a hoot not care at all.
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