From Middle English shouten. Further origin uncertain. Possibly related to Middle English shooten (“to shoot (out)”) or from or akin to Old Norse skúta (“to chide, scold”), Old Norse skúti, skúta (“a taunt”). See also the second, rare sense of the verb scout (“to reject with contempt”).
Meanings
A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
hear a desperate shout
give out a shout
an ear-piercing shout
(Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
2008, George Papaellinas, The Trip: An Odyssey, re.press, Australia, page 6,
It was always my shout down the pub with Theo.
“I′ll get my wine though,” taking out her wallet.
“No. This is my shout,” holding up his hand as though to ward her money off. 1984, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, page 290:
Cut to the pub on a lads night out,
Man at the bar cos it was his shout 2006, Lily Allen, Knock 'Em Out:
(Australia, UK, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
Yet another ambulance on a shout enters Parliament Square. 2017, Dave Boulter, London's Emergency Service Vehicles:
(informal) A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.
Next up the new single from Beyoncé, but first a shout to Barry Bloggins and his wife Belinda...
(informal) A suggestion; an idea.
"Just tell him you're not ready."
She twists her mouth and looks at the card again. "To tell you the truth, I don't think I'll ever be ready. […]"
I think for a moment. "Well, you could always say that romance is distracting you from your . . . your craft."
She nods, considering this. “That's not a bad shout.”
“Or you could break up with him.”
She smiles and looks at the ground. “That's not a bad shout, either.” At that moment, there's a knock on the cupboard door, and I get up to answer it. 2022 May 3, Caroline O'Donoghue, All Our Hidden Gifts, Candlewick Press, →ISBN, page 38:
Yeah, good shout. We might get an idea of what we're up against before we park up and do business. 1998, Eddy Brimson, Hooligan, page 180:
You're bored, you decide to get a tattoo. Maybe you really like chimps. You sit down with your tattoo artist. Just the chimp, sir? No, hang on. Can you do a chimp, but in a suit? Yeah, nice shout, what about sticking a pair of glasses on him too? Love it, let's have him holding a gun as well. Hold on, will he be allowed a gun if he's short-sighted? Good question, but let's not forget the bigger issue here: he's a monkey. 2018 September 6, Peter Crouch, How to Be a Footballer, Random House, →ISBN:
'I could do with a nap myself,' Hope said, trying unsuccessfully to hide a 'There's something about the sea air that wears you out, isn't there?'
Will nodded. 'That's why I suggested we pick up the coffees. I might regret it at bedtime but for now I'd rather be wired than weary.'
Hope took a sip of her latte and reached for the radio controls. 'Good shout. I'll see if I can nd us some tunes to listen to.' They chatted as the miles passed,[…] 2021 July 1, Holly Hepburn, The Little Shop of Hidden Treasures Part Two: Secret Loves, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
“I...had a nap,” I said.
“Good shout. Got to be strategic about these things. Jess went for a nap a couple of hours ago but hasn't resurfaced, so I think she's failed again this year.” I blinked. I didn't know what to say to him. “So, no one else make it?” 2022 March 1, Alice Oseman, Loveless, Scholastic Inc., →ISBN:
luy luyoka (a loud burst of voice) · ga glao (a loud burst of voice) · fo róp (a loud burst of voice) · ga allagar (a loud burst of voice) · ang hrēam (a loud burst of voice) · mi titihaoa (a loud burst of voice) · bcl suriyaw (a loud burst of voice) · sv skrik (a loud burst of voice) · it chiasso (a loud burst of voice) · sa क्रोश (a loud burst of voice) · mi karanga (a loud burst of voice) · sq britmë (a loud burst of voice) · lv kliegt (a loud burst of voice) · el κραυγή (a loud burst of voice) · it baccano (a loud burst of voice) · ast gritu (a loud burst of voice) · cy bonllef (a loud burst of voice) · eo krio (a loud burst of voice) · de Schrei (a loud burst of voice) · be крык (a loud burst of voice) · it grido (a loud burst of voice) · fro cri (a loud burst of voice) · hu kiabálás (a loud burst of voice) · cs křik (a loud burst of voice) · la clāmor (a loud burst of voice) · el ξεφωνητό (a loud burst of voice) · ka წამოძახილი (a loud burst of voice) · pt grito (a loud burst of voice) · frm cri (a loud burst of voice) · fr cri (a loud burst of voice) · mi haute (buying a round of drinks) · cs pokřik (a loud burst of voice) · ota صراخ (a loud burst of voice) · es voceo (a loud burst of voice) · cy bloedd (a loud burst of voice) · cs volání (a loud burst of voice) · da skrig (a loud burst of voice) · izh kiljahus (a loud burst of voice) · sq ushtim (a loud burst of voice) · ka ყვირილი (a loud burst of voice) · mi tīwaha (a loud burst of voice) · hu kiáltás (a loud burst of voice) · da råb (a loud burst of voice) · es grito (a loud burst of voice) · ru во́зглас (a loud burst of voice) · grc βοή (a loud burst of voice) · nl schreeuw (a loud burst of voice) · ga liú (a loud burst of voice) · no rop (a loud burst of voice) · bg вик (a loud burst of voice) · fa فریاد (a loud burst of voice) · ca crit (a loud burst of voice) · duo kulukol (a loud burst of voice) · bcl kurahaw (a loud burst of voice) · ar صَيح (a loud burst of voice) · te అరుపు (a loud burst of voice) · sl krik (a loud burst of voice) · sw yowe (a loud burst of voice) · izh möry (a loud burst of voice) · ru крик (a loud burst of voice) · as চিঞৰ (a loud burst of voice) · mk вик (a loud burst of voice) · cs výkřik (a loud burst of voice) · fi huuto (a loud burst of voice) · ar صِيَاح (a loud burst of voice) · sk krik (a loud burst of voice) · es gritoneo (a loud burst of voice) · es vociferación (a loud burst of voice) · ka შეძახილი (a loud burst of voice) · hy գոռոց (a loud burst of voice) · mi ōi (a loud burst of voice) · ms jeritan (a loud burst of voice) · uk крик (a loud burst of voice) · tl sigaw (a loud burst of voice) · grc κραυγή (a loud burst of voice) · pl krzyk (a loud burst of voice)
From Middle English shouten. Further origin uncertain. Possibly related to Middle English shooten (“to shoot (out)”) or from or akin to Old Norse skúta (“to chide, scold”), Old Norse skúti, skúta (“a taunt”). See also the second, rare sense of the verb scout (“to reject with contempt”).
Meanings
(intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
Mom shouted to us to come sit at the table.
"I decided to do it [stand for election] because I'd been interested in politics for a long time and, like lots of people, had spent a lot of time shouting at the radio. 2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, in Rail, page 31:
They shouted thrice; what was the last cry for? 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
5 And it shall come to passe that when they make a long blast with the rammes-horne, and when ye heare the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout: and the wall of the citie shall fall downe flat, and the people shall ascend vp euery man straight before him.[…]
10 And Ioshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, vntill the day I bid you shoute, then shall ye shoute.[…]
15 And it came to passe on the seuenth day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the citie after the same maner, seuen times: only on that day they compassed the citie seuen times.
16 And it came to passe at the seuenth time, when the Priests blewe with the trumpets, Ioshua said vnto the people, Shout, for the Lord hath giuen you the citie.[…]
20 So the people shouted when the Priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to passe when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell downe flat, so that the people went vp into the citie, euery man straight before him, and they tooke the citie. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 6:5–20:
(transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out
They shouted his name to get his attention.
(figuratively, intransitive) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
We walk’d together on the crown
Of a high mountain which look’d down
Afar from its proud natural towers
Of rock and forest, on the hills—
The dwindled hills! begirt with bowers
And shouting with a thousand rills. 1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:
(Australia, New-Zealand, slang) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
"It appears to be the general opinion that it's my business to always shout - I will shout." He took up a hat and defiantly cast twopence into it. 1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 16:
2010, Ivan Dunn, The Legend of Beau Baxter, HarperCollins Publishers, New Zealand, unnumbered page,
Truth is, I notice the other blokes who have been shouting me nodding among themselves and thinking they′d better get in the queue if I am buying. Not likely. I am out of there.
Anyhow, he obviously bore no grudge against Kiwis, for he shouted me a beer and opened another one for himself, punctuating the operation with a spectacular and resounding fart that by all the laws of physical science should have left his trousers flapping in smouldering shreds. 2005, George G. Spearing, Dances with Marmots: A Pacific Crest Trail Adventure, page 32:
After shouting me a plate of noodles and limp vegetables, he helped me change money by introducing me to the stallholder who offered the best exchange rates. 1999, Peter Moore, The Wrong Way Home: London to Sydney the Hard Way, page 301:
2003, Peter Watt, To Chase the Storm, Pan MacMillan Australia, unnumbered page,
‘I have not seen my cousin Patrick in years,’ Martin answered defensively. ‘I doubt that, considering the way our lives have gone, an officer of the King′s army would be shouting me a drink in Mr O′Riley′s pub these days. […] ’
(Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case, regarded as the electronic messaging equivalent of oral shouting.
Please don't shout in the chat room.
(obsolete, transitive) To treat with shouts or clamor.
How would these men have shouted at the laying on of the last stone of the battlements 1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC:
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outcry) · gd ràn (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · bg черпя (to buy food or drinks for others) · hy բղավել (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · el φωνάζω (to utter with a shout) · mi whakahie (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · fo rópa (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · my ငြာ (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · si අඬලනවා (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ar صَاحَ (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · da råbe (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · te అరుచు (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · izh huutaa (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · fur urlâ (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · es vocear (to utter with a shout) · it gridare (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ug ھۆركىرىمەك (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · crh ökürmek (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · mi whakapaiahahā (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ru закрича́ть (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · no rope (to utter with a shout) · km ស្រែក (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · la clāmō (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ka ყვირილი (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · lv kliegt (to utter with a shout) · my အော် (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · is öskra (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · fi huutaa (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · af skree (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · et hüüdma (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · cy bloeddio (to utter with a shout) · es desgañifarse (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · cy gweiddi (to utter with a shout) · ba ҡысҡырыу (to utter with a shout) · mi tīwaha (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · lt šaukti (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · is hrópa (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · es gritonear (to utter with a shout) · es desgañitarse (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · sw kupiga kilele (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · kk бақыру (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ky өкүрүү (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · tt кычкырырга (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · izh kiljahtaa (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · sh kričati (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · th กระโชก (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · chr ᎠᏙᎯᎠ (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · mi ōi (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · th ตะโกน (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · tt акырырга (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · mn чарлуулах (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · he צעק (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · is æpa (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · es vociferar (to utter with a shout) · frm crier (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · fro crier (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · uk крича́ти (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · crh cekirmek (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · uga 𐎕𐎈 (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · nrf crier (to utter with a shout) · mi haute (to buy food or drinks for others) · no rope (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · es exclamar (to utter with a shout) · izh mörnää (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · mi titihaoa (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · mn хашхирах (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · cmn 呼喊 (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · de anschreien (to treat with shouts or clamor) · tk gygyrmak (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ga béic (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · crh bağırmaq (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ia critar (to utter with a shout) · la exclāmō (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · it acclamare (to treat with shouts or clamor) · no rope (to enter a text message in upper case) · pl krzyczeć (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ko 외치다 (to utter with a shout) · ang hrīeman (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · yi שרײַען (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · cy bloeddio (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · mi karanga (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · es vocear (to treat with shouts or clamor) · es huchear (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · cmn 叫喊 (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · la vociferor (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · mi whakatūpē (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · fi huutaa (to utter with a shout) · lv kliegt (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ko 외치다 (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ta கத்து (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ru кри́кнуть (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ota سسلنمك (to utter with a shout) · izh kiljua (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · be крыча́ць (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · nci tzahtzi (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ota چاغرمق (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ro urla (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ro striga (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ur چلانا (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · vi hò hét (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · mi hāumere (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ja 叫ぶ (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ba аҡырыу (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · pt gritar (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · sh викати (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ota چاغرمق (to utter with a shout) · ota سسلنمك (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ky бакыруу (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · id berteriak (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · kk айқайлау (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · lo ສຽງຮ້ອງ (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ru крича́ть (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · mi umere (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ky кыйкыруу (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · es desgalillarse (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · el φωνάζω (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · cy crochlefain (to treat with shouts or clamor) · ro țipa (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ba үкереү (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · la clāmō (to utter with a shout) · ky ычкынуу (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · my ကြွေး (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · da skrige (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ms berteriak (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ca cridar (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · hy գոռալ (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · cy gweiddi (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · bn চিত্কার করা (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ug جارقىرىماق (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · fur vosâ (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · sh кричати (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · la vociferor (to utter with a shout) · tr bağırmak (to utter with a shout) · it gridare (to utter with a shout) · izh mörähtää (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · sh vikati (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · tg фарёд кардан (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · de rufen (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · crh qıçırmaq (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · mi hō (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · my ကြော်ငြာ (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · fr crier (to utter with a shout) · pl krzyczeć (to treat with shouts or clamor) · it offrire (to buy food or drinks for others) · az bağırmaq (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · mk вика (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · pl krzyczeć (to utter with a shout) · pl krzyknąć (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · lij sbragiâ (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · dlm ganer (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · fa فریاد کردن (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · es gritar (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · de rufen (to utter with a shout) · he צרח (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ba ҡысҡырыу (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · tr kışkırmak (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · es vociferar (to treat with shouts or clamor) · vi la hét (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · alt багырар (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · alt агырар (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ko 소리치다 (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · el κερνάω (to buy food or drinks for others) · vi quát tháo (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · lo ສົ່ງສຽງ (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · alt кыйгырар (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · de schreien (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · cu кричати (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · nl schreeuwen (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · bg извиквам (to utter with a shout) · cs křičet (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · io klamar (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · so qaylin (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · tr bağırmak (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · nrf crier (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ast gritar (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · grc βοάω (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ko 소리치다 (to utter with a shout) · nap alluccà (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · fr crier (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · ar صَرَخَ (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · sk kričať (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · sq bërtas (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · de schreien (to utter with a shout) · oj biibaagi (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · bg крещя (to treat with shouts or clamor) · arz صاح (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · hu kiált (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · vi kêu la (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) · mi hāmama (to utter a sudden and loud outcry)
From Middle English shout(e), from Middle Dutch schûte (“boat or light ship”). Doublet of schuit, see there for more. Compare scout (“swift sailing boat”).
Meanings
(UK, dialectal) A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used in duck-shooting.
Although the density of the flour in particular would be less than that of the wheat, an equivalent 200 quarters of wheat per shout would not seem out of the question here. Again using Table 4, this suggests quite large boats carrying nearly 35 tons. If the 'Blackfriars 3' shout did indeed carry only 7.5 tons, then the shouts coming from Henley in 1345 were considerably bigger vessels, […] 2007 October 25, John Blair, Waterways and Canal-Building in Medieval England, OUP Oxford, →ISBN, page 124: