■ verb
1》 speak or call out very loudly.
↘( ~ at ) reprimand loudly.
↘( ~ someone down ) prevent someone from speaking or being heard by ~ing.
2》 Austral./NZ informal treat (someone) to (something, especially a drink).
■ noun
1》 a loud cry or call.
2》 ( one's ~ ) Brit. informal one's turn to buy a round of drinks.
Phrases
all over bar the ~ing Brit. informal (of a contest) almost finished and therefore virtually decided.
give someone a ~ informal call on or get in touch with someone.
in with a ~ Brit. informal having a good chance.
~ the odds Brit. talk loudly and in an opinionated way.
Derivatives
~er noun
~y adjective ( informal ).
Origin
ME: perh. related to shoot ; cf. ON skúta 'a taunt', also scout 2 .