From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hoot \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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hoot \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 (Zool.), the barred owl (Syrnium nebulosum). See
Barred owl.
not give a hoot not care at all.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hoot \Hoot\ (h[=oo]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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hoot
n 1: a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
2: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn:
boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing,
razz, snort, bird]
3: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn";
"not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: damn,
darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, {tinker's
damn}, tinker's dam]
v 1: to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of
the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice,
and dance"
2: utter the characteristic sound of owls