Meaning of HURRAH
| Pronunciation: | | hu'râ
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- [n] a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah"
- [v] shout"hurrah!"
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| | Synonyms: | | hooray |
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| | See Also: | | call, cheer, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell | |
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\Hur*rah"\ Hurra \Hur*ra"\, interj. [Cf. G., Dan., & Sw.
hurra. Cf. {Huzza}.]
A word used as a shout of joy, triumph, applause,
encouragement, or welcome.
Hurrah! hurrah! for Ivry and Henry of Navarre.
--Macaulay.
\Hur*rah"\, n.
A cheer; a shout of joy, etc.
{Hurrah's nest}, state of utmost confusion. [Colloq. U.S.]
A perfect hurrah's nest in our kitchen. --Mrs.
Stowe.
\Hur*rah"\, v. i.
To utter hurrahs; to huzza.
\Hur*rah"\, v. t.
To salute, or applaud, with hurrahs.
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| | Related Terms: | | alleluia, applaud, applause, ardor, bark, battle cry, bawl, bellow, calenture, call, caterwaul, cheer, chorus of cheers, coil, contention, controversy, cry, cry for joy, dispute, enthusiasm, fervor, fire, furore, fuss, give a cheer, hallelujah, halloo, hear, holler, hollo, hooray, hoot, hosanna, howl, hurray, huzzah, paean, rah, rallying cry, roar, ruckus, rumpus, scream, screech, shindy, shout, shout hosanna, shriek, squall, squeal, to-do, uproar, war cry, war whoop, whoop, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yippee, yo-ho, yowl, zeal |
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