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Shout vs Hallow - What's the difference?

shout | hallow |

In transitive terms the difference between shout and hallow

is that shout is to utter with a shout; to cry; -- sometimes with out; as, to shout, or to shout out, a man's name while hallow is to make holy, to sanctify.

As nouns the difference between shout and hallow

is that shout is a loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage while hallow is a saint; a holy person; an apostle.

As verbs the difference between shout and hallow

is that shout is to utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc while hallow is to make holy, to sanctify.

As an adjective hallow is

an alternative spelling of lang=en.

shout

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage.
  • (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
  • * 1984 , , page 290,
    • “I?ll get my wine though,” taking out her wallet.
    “No. This is my shout ,” holding up his hand as though to ward her money off.
  • * 2006 , (Lily Allen), Knock 'Em Out
    • Cut to the pub on a lads night out,
    Man at the bar cos it was his shout
  • * 2008 , George Papaellinas, The Trip: An Odyssey , re.press, Australia, page 6,
    • It was always my shout down the pub with Theo.
  • (UK, Australia, jargon, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.
  • * '', Act I, Scene II, 1797, George Steevens (editor), ''The Plays of William Shakespeare , Volume 7, page 15,
    • They ?houted thrice; what was the la?t cry for?
  • To utter with a shout; to cry; -- sometimes with out; as, to shout, or to shout out, a man's name.
  • (obsolete) To treat with shouts or clamor.
    • (Bishop Hall)
  • (colloquial) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
    • I?ll shout you all a drink.
    He?s shouting us all to the opening night of the play.
  • * 1999 , Peter Moore, The Wrong Way Home: London to Sydney the Hard Way , page 301,
    • After shouting me a plate of noodles and limp vegetables, he helped me change money by introducing me to the stallholder who offered the best exchange rates.
  • * 2003 , Peter Watt, To Chase the Storm , Pan MacMillan Australia, unnumbered page,
    • ‘I have not seen my cousin Patrick in years,’ Martin answered defensively. ‘I doubt that, considering the way our lives have gone, an officer of the King?s army would be shouting me a drink in Mr O?Riley?s pub these days.’
  • * 2005 , George G. Spearing, Dances with Marmots: A Pacific Crest Trail Adventure , page 32,
    • Anyhow, he obviously bore no grudge against Kiwis, for he shouted me a beer and opened another one for himself, punctuating the operation with a spectacular and resounding fart that by all the laws of physical science should have left his trousers flapping in smouldering shreds.
  • * 2010 , Ivan Dunn, The Legend of Beau Baxter , HarperCollins Publishers, New Zealand, unnumbered page,
    • Truth is, I notice the other blokes who have been shouting me nodding among themselves and thinking they?d better get in the queue if I am buying. Not likely. I am out of there.
  • (Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case.
    • Please don't shout in the chat room.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * shout down * shout out

    See also

    * (l)

    Anagrams

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    hallow

    English

    Etymology 1

    (wikipedia hallow) From (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic, or, dialectal) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
    • All Hallows''' Eve'' (or Halloween), the night before ''All '''Hallows Day (now more commonly known as "All Saints Day").
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l), (l) * (l) * (l), (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make holy, to sanctify.
  • *

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) halowen, from , probably conflated with (etyl) halloer.

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l) (obsolete) * (l), (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shout, cry; a hulloo.
  • * 1777 , Robin Hood's Chase , reprinted in
    • Then away they went from merry Sherwood / And into Yorkshire he did hie / And the King did follow, with a hoop and a hallow / But could not come him nigh.
  • *
    • I told them, the sherriff could not be admitted on board this time of night, on which they set up a hallow and rowed as fast as they could towards the vessel's bows.

    Etymology 4

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
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