halloo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a shout to attract attention
    • he gave a great halloo but no one heard him
  2. verb urge on with shouts
    • halloo the dogs in a hunt
  3. verb shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention

WordNet

Hal*loo" noun
Etymology
Perh. fr. ah + lo; cf. AS. eala, G. halloh, F. haler to set (a dog) on. Cf. Hollo, interj.
Definitions
  1. A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout.
    List! List! I hear Some far off halloo break the silent air. Milton.
Hal*loo" intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Hallooed ; present participle & verbal noun Halloing
Definitions
  1. To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo.
    Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. Sir P. Sidney.
Hal*loo" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To encourage with shouts.
    Old John hallooes his hounds again. Prior.
  2. To chase with shouts or outcries.
    If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare. Shak.
  3. To call or shout to; to hail. Shak.
Hal*loo" interjection
Etymology
OE. halow. See Halloo, n.
Definitions
  1. An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one.

Webster 1913