dictionary definitions for "bellow"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bellow \Bel"low\, n.
     A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a
     roar.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bellow \Bel"low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bellowed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Bellowing.] [OE. belwen, belowen, AS. bylgean, fr.
     bellan; akin to G. bellen, and perh. to L. flere to weep,
     OSlav. bleja to bleat, Lith. balsas voice. Cf. Bell, n. &
     v., Bawl, Bull.]
     1. To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull.
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     2. To bowl; to vociferate; to clamor. --Dryden.
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     3. To roar; as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when
        violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound.
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              The bellowing voice of boiling seas.  --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bellow \Bel"low\, v. t.
     To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out. "Would
     bellow out a laugh." --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bellow
      n 1: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
           bellow filled the hallway" [syn: bellow, bellowing,
           holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar,
           roaring, yowl]
      2: United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced
         American literature after World War II (1915-2005) [syn:
         Bellow, Saul Bellow, Solomon Bellow]
      v 1: shout loudly and without restraint [syn: bawl, bellow]
      2: make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed" [syn:
         bellow, roar]


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