Terms vs Shout - What's the difference?
terms | shout |
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 , ,
* 2006 , (Lily Allen), Knock 'Em Out
* 2008 , George Papaellinas, The Trip: An Odyssey , re.press, Australia,
(UK, Australia, jargon, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
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,
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.
(colloquial) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
* 1999 , Peter Moore, The Wrong Way Home: London to Sydney the Hard Way ,
* 2003 , Peter Watt, To Chase the Storm , Pan MacMillan Australia,
* 2005 , George G. Spearing, Dances with Marmots: A Pacific Crest Trail Adventure ,
* 2010 , Ivan Dunn, The Legend of Beau Baxter , HarperCollins Publishers, New Zealand,
(Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case.
As nouns the difference between terms and shout
is that terms is while 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.As a verb shout is
to utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.shout
English
Noun
(en noun)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.
- Cut to the pub on a lads night out,
- Man at the bar cos it was his shout
page 6,
- It was always my shout down the pub with Theo.
Verb
(en verb)page 15,
- They ?houted thrice; what was the la?t cry for?
- (Bishop Hall)
- I?ll shout you all a drink.
- He?s shouting us all to the opening night of the play.
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.
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- ‘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.’
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.
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- 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.
- Please don't shout in the chat room.