I. shout 1 S2 W2 /ʃaʊt/ BrE AmE verb
1 . [intransitive and transitive] to say something very loudly ⇨ scream , yell :
There’s no need to shout! I can hear you!
shout at
I wish you’d stop shouting at the children.
shout for
We could hear them shouting for help.
‘Watch out!’ she shouted, as the car started to move.
shout something at somebody
He was shouting insults at the lorry driver.
shout something to somebody
‘He’s down here!’ she shouted to Alison.
2 . shout in pain/anger/frustration etc British English to call out loudly SYN scream American English :
Al shouted in pain.
3 . shout something from the rooftops to tell everyone about something because you want everyone to know about it
4 . [intransitive] to write in capital letters in an email, which makes it look as if the writer is angry
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COLLOCATIONS
■ nouns
▪ shout abuse/insults
He was surrounded by a group of boys who shouted abuse at him.
▪ shout obscenities
They came to his apartment, shouting obscenities and threatening him.
▪ shout slogans
They were carrying placards and shouting slogans.
▪ shout orders
The lieutenant was shouting orders at the workmen.
▪ shout sb’s name
Then she heard Ferdinando shout her name.
▪ shout a warning
The man had shouted a warning to other passengers just before the blast.
▪ shout for help
I opened my mouth to shout for help.
■ adverbs
▪ shout something angrily
‘Don’t touch me!’ he shouted angrily.
▪ shout something loudly
He hears the voice of his downstairs neighbor shouting loudly.
■ phrases
▪ shout yourself hoarse (=shout until your throat is sore)
Matthew shouted himself hoarse until he was discovered.
▪ shout of the top of your voice (=shout as loudly as possible)
'Watch out!' he shouted at the top of his voice.
▪ scream and shout
People were screaming and shouting in the streets.
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THESAURUS
▪ shout to say something very loudly:
The two men were shouting angrily at each other.
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‘Wait for me!’ he shouted.
▪ yell ( also holler American English ) to shout very loudly, especially because you are angry, excited, or in pain. Yell is more informal than shout :
The children were yelling at each other across the street.
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‘Steve, are you there?’ Patti hollered up the stairs.
▪ call (out) to shout in order to get someone’s attention:
He called her name but she didn’t hear him.
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‘Is anybody there?’ he called out.
▪ cry (out) written to shout something loudly, especially because you are in pain, frightened, or very excited:
‘I can’t move,’ Lesley cried.
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He cried out in panic.
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‘Look what I’ve found!’ she cried.
▪ scream to shout in a very loud high voice, because you are frightened, unhappy, angry etc:
The baby wouldn’t stop screaming.
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She screamed as she jumped into the cold water.
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‘It’s my money!’ she screamed at him.
▪ roar written to shout in a loud deep voice:
The crowd roared their appreciation.
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‘Stop this nonsense!' he roared.
▪ bellow written to shout in a loud deep voice, especially when you want a lot of people to hear you:
He was bellowing orders at the soldiers.
▪ bawl to shout in a loud and unpleasant way, because you are angry or unhappy:
‘What are you doing?’ he bawled.
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The kids were bawling in the back of the car.
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She was always bawling at the children.
▪ raise your voice to say something more loudly than normal, especially because you are angry:
I never heard my father raise his voice.
▪ cheer if a group of people cheer, they shout as a way of showing their approval:
The crowd cheered when the band came on stage.
shout somebody ↔ down phrasal verb
to shout so that someone who is speaking cannot be heard:
An older man tried to shout him down.
shout something ↔ out phrasal verb
to say something suddenly in a loud voice:
Don’t shout out the answer in class, put up your hand.
II. shout 2 BrE AmE noun
1 . [countable] a loud call expressing anger, pain, excitement etc ⇨ scream , yell :
a warning shout
shout of
Tom gave a shout of laughter when he saw them.
shouts of delight
2 . give somebody a shout British English spoken to go and find someone and tell them something:
Give me a shout when you’re ready to go.
3 . a shout out to somebody informal a message to someone that is broadcast on radio, put on a website etc:
I just want to give a quick shout out to my friend Dave, who’s in hospital at the moment.
4 . sb’s shout British English Australian English informal someone’s turn to buy drinks:
It’s my shout. Same again?
5 . be in with a shout (of doing something) British English informal to have a chance of winning