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H0271850 (ho͞ot)v. hoot·ed, hoot·ing, hoots v.intr.1. To utter the characteristic cry of an owl.2. To make a loud raucous cry, especially of derision or contempt.v.tr.1. To shout down or drive off with jeering cries: hooted the speaker off the platform.2. To express or convey by hooting: hooted their disgust.n.1. a. The characteristic cry of an owl.b. A sound suggesting the cry of an owl, especially the sound of a horn.2. A cry of scorn or derision.3. Informal One that is hilariously funny: "Emmett, that skirt is a hoot!" (Bobbie Ann Mason).Idiom: not give/care a hoot To be completely indifferent to: I don't give a hoot what you think.

[Middle English houten, of imitative origin.]

hoot²

H0271850 (ho͞ot, o͞ot) also hoots (ho͞ots, o͞ots)interj. Scots Used to express annoyance or objection.

hoot³

H0271850 (ho͞ot)n. Informal A hootenanny.

hoot

(huːt) n1. (Zoology) the mournful wavering cry of some owls2. a similar sound, such as that of a train whistle3. a jeer of derision4. informal an amusing person or thing: the weekend was a hoot. 5. not give a hoot not to care at allvb6. (often foll by at) to jeer or yell (something) contemptuously (at someone)7. (tr) to drive (political speakers, actors on stage, etc) off or away by hooting8. (intr) to make a hoot9. (intr) Brit to blow a horn[C13 hoten, of imitative origin]

hoot

(huːt) or

hoots

interjan exclamation of impatience or dissatisfaction: a supposed Scotticism[C17: of unknown origin]

hoot

(huːt) n (Banking & Finance) Austral and NZ a slang word for money[from Māori utu price]

hoot¹

(hut)

v.i. 1. to cry out or shout, esp. in disapproval or derision. 2. to utter the cry characteristic of an owl. 3. to utter a similar sound. v.t. 4. to assail with shouts of disapproval or derision. 5. to drive out or away by hooting. 6. to express in hoots. n. 7. the cry of an owl. 8. any similar sound. 9. a cry or shout, esp. of disapproval or derision. 10. the least bit: I don't give a hoot. 11. Slang. an extremely funny person, situation, or event. [1150–1200; Middle English hoten, houten]

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(hut)

interj. Chiefly Scot. (used to express impatience, dissatisfaction, or objection.) [1675–85; compare Swedish hut, Welsh hwt, Irish ut begone!]

hoot

Past participle: hooted
Gerund: hooting

Imperative
hoot
hoot

Present
I hoot
you hoot
he/she/it hoots
we hoot
you hoot
they hoot

Preterite
I hooted
you hooted
he/she/it hooted
we hooted
you hooted
they hooted

Present Continuous
I am hooting
you are hooting
he/she/it is hooting
we are hooting
you are hooting
they are hooting

Present Perfect
I have hooted
you have hooted
he/she/it has hooted
we have hooted
you have hooted
they have hooted

Past Continuous
I was hooting
you were hooting
he/she/it was hooting
we were hooting
you were hooting
they were hooting

Past Perfect
I had hooted
you had hooted
he/she/it had hooted
we had hooted
you had hooted
they had hooted

Future
I will hoot
you will hoot
he/she/it will hoot
we will hoot
you will hoot
they will hoot

Future Perfect
I will have hooted
you will have hooted
he/she/it will have hooted
we will have hooted
you will have hooted
they will have hooted

Future Continuous
I will be hooting
you will be hooting
he/she/it will be hooting
we will be hooting
you will be hooting
they will be hooting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hooting
you have been hooting
he/she/it has been hooting
we have been hooting
you have been hooting
they have been hooting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hooting
you will have been hooting
he/she/it will have been hooting
we will have been hooting
you will have been hooting
they will have been hooting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hooting
you had been hooting
he/she/it had been hooting
we had been hooting
you had been hooting
they had been hooting

Conditional
I would hoot
you would hoot
he/she/it would hoot
we would hoot
you would hoot
they would hoot

Past Conditional
I would have hooted
you would have hooted
he/she/it would have hooted
we would have hooted
you would have hooted
they would have hooted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hoot - a loud raucous cry (as of an owl) cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
	2.	hoot - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contemptboo, Bronx cheer, razz, razzing, snort, hiss, raspberry, birdcry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
	3.	hoot - something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"damn, darn, red cent, shucks, tinker's dam, tinker's damn, shitworthlessness, ineptitude - having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness"
Verb	1.	hoot - to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance"let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"pant-hoot - communicate by hooting and panting, as of primatesgrunt-hoot - communicate by hooting and grunting, as of primates
	2.	hoot - utter the characteristic sound of owlslet loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

hoot

verb1. toot, sound, blast, blare, beep, honk Somewhere in the distance a siren hooted.2. cry, shout, yell, scream, shriek, whoop Bev hooted with laughter.3. jeer, boo, howl, yell, catcall The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted.4. cry, call, screech, tu-whit tu-whoo Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.noun1. toot, beep, honk He strode on, ignoring the car, in spite of a further warning hoot.2. cry, shout, howl, scream, shriek, whoop hoots of laughter3. jeer, yell, boo, catcall His confession was greeted with derisive hoots.4. (Informal) laugh, scream (informal), caution (informal), card (informal) He's a hoot, a real character.

hoot

noun1. Any of various derisive sounds of disapproval:boo, catcall, hiss.Slang: bird, Bronx cheer, raspberry, razz.2. Informal. Something or someone uproariously funny or absurd:absurdity.Informal: joke, laugh, scream.Slang: gas, howl, panic, riot.Idiom: a laugh a minute.3. The least bit:iota, jot, ounce, shred, whit.Informal: damn, rap.Slang: diddly.

Translations

作表示蔑视不满的叫喊、嘲笑作鸣笛声冷笑喇叭声按汽车喇叭

hoot

(huːt) verb1. to sound the horn of a car etc. The driver hooted (his horn) at the old lady.按汽车喇叭2. (of car etc horns, sirens etc) to make a loud noise, as a warning, signal etc. You can't leave the factory till the siren hoots. （汽车的喇叭或汽笛）作鸣笛声 3. (of owls) to call out. An owl hooted in the wood.猫头鹰叫4. (of people) to make a loud noise of laughter or disapproval. They hooted with laughter.作表示蔑视不满的叫喊、嘲笑 noun1. the sound of a car etc horn, a siren etc. 喇叭声，汽笛响声 2. the call of an owl. 猫头鹰叫声3. a loud shout of laughter or disapproval. 表示蔑视的叫声，冷笑 ˈhooter noun an instrument which makes a hooting sound. the factory hooter.汽笛not care a hoot / two hoots not to care in the least. He doesn't care two hoots what anyone thinks of him.毫不在乎

hoot

(not) care a hoot

To be concerned about someone or something. Typically used in the negative to convey the opposite. I don't care a hoot about making money, I just want to do something with my life that makes life better for others. I haven't cared a hoot for the show ever since they killed off my favorite character. Do whatever you want, I don't care a hoot.See also: care, hoot

not give a hoot (about something)

To not care in the slightest (about something); to attach no importance to something. I don't give a hoot about making money, I just want to do something with my life that helps other people. I haven't given a hoot for the show ever since they killed off my favorite character.See also: give, hoot, not

not give a damn

rude slang To not care in the slightest (about something or someone); to attach no importance to someone or something. I don't give a damn about making money, I just want to do something with my life that makes life better for others. I haven't given a damn for the show ever since they killed off my favorite character. Do whatever you want, I don't give a damn.See also: damn, give, not

not care a hoot (about something)

To not care in the slightest (about something or someone); to attach no importance to someone or something. I don't care a hoot about making money, I just want to do something with my life that makes life better for others. I haven't cared a hoot for the show ever since they killed off my favorite character. Do whatever you want, I don't care a hoot.See also: care, hoot, not

(one) doesn't give a hoot (about something)

One does not care in the slightest (about something); one attaches no importance to something. I don't give a hoot about making money, I just want to do something with my life that helps other people. He doesn't give a hoot about the show ever since they killed off his favorite character.See also: give, hoot

hoot and holler

To voice displeasure or unhappiness. There's no need to hoot and holler, Eleanor—we'll figure out a solution. Oh boy, what's the boss hooting and hollering about now?See also: and, holler, hoot

hoot (one) off (the) stage

To voice displeasure (as by booing) for a performer or performers to the extent that they decide to leave the stage. Are you sure you want to perform at that rowdy club? The crowd there is known to hoot people off the stage.See also: hoot, off, stage

hoot at (someone or something)

To yell at someone or something. Mom really hooted at me when she found out that I got a D in biology this semester.See also: hoot

hoot (one) down

hoot and holler

to shout in disapproval; to call and shout one's displeasure. After the umpire rendered his decision, the spectators hooted and hollered their thoughts on the matter. It's hard to play a good game of basketball when the fans are hooting and hollering at everything you do.See also: and, holler, hoot

hoot someone off the stage

[for an audience] to boo and hiss until a performer leaves the stage. The rude audience hooted Carl off the stage. Carl was hooted off the stage.See also: hoot, off, stage

howl at someone or something

1. Lit. [for a canine] to bay at someone or something. The dog howls at me when I play the trumpet. The wolves howled at the moon and created a terrible uproar. 2. and hoot at someone or something Fig. to yell out at someone or something. The audience howled at the actors and upset them greatly. We hooted at the singer until he stopped. 3. Fig. to laugh very hard at someone or something. Everyone just howled at Tom's joke. I howled at the story Alice told.See also: howl

howl someone down

and hoot someone downFig. to yell at or boo someone's performance; to force someone to stop talking by yelling or booing. The audience howled the inept magician down. They howled down the musician.See also: down, howl

not give a damn

Also, not give a fig or hang or hoot or rap or shit . Not care about, be indifferent to, as in I don't give a damn about him, or She doesn't give a fig if he comes or not. The nouns in all these terms signify something totally worthless. Although probably in oral use for much longer, damn is first recorded in this negative form in the late 1700s and the worthless item it is used to denigrate is a curse. Fig has denoted something small and worthless since about 1400, and hang since the mid-1800s; hoot has been used for the smallest particle since the later 1800s; rap, also for the smallest particle, since the first half of the 1800s, and shit, for excrement, since about 1920. All but the first of these terms are colloquial and the last (using shit) is vulgar. See also: damn, give, not

not give a hoot

not give two hoots

INFORMALIf you say that you don't give a hoot or don't give two hoots about something, you mean that you do not care about it at all. I don't give a hoot about what they think. These politicians don't give two hoots about the ordinary people.See also: give, hoot, not

not give a damn (or hoot)

not care at all. informal 1998 Penelope Lively Spiderweb The boys knew that the teachers didn't like them and they didn't give a damn. See also: damn, give, not

not care (or give) a hoot (or two hoots)

not care at all. informal 1990 Karen Lawrence Springs of Living Water Never think about anybody but yourself, do you? Never give two hoots about your poor little sister following you around. See also: care, hoot, not

not care/give a ˈhoot (about somebody/something)

(also not care/give two ˈhoots (about somebody/something)) (informal) not care at all: I don’t care two hoots about having money, as long as I’m happy.See also: care, give, hoot, not

don’t give a hoot

tv. don’t care at all. (Folksy.) She doesn’t give a hoot if you go into town without her. See also: give, hoot

hoot

1. in. to laugh loudly. The audience screamed and hooted with their appreciation. 2. n. a joke; something laughable. The whole business was a terrific hoot. 3. in. to boo at someone’s performance. The audience hooted until the performer fled the stage in disgrace.

hooted

mod. alcohol intoxicated. Jed got himself good and hooted. See also: hoot

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verb toot

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verb cry

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verb jeer

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verb cry

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noun toot

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noun cry

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noun jeer

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noun laugh

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noun any of various derisive sounds of disapproval

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noun something or someone uproariously funny or absurd

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noun the least bit

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noun a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)

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noun a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

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noun something of little value

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verb to utter a loud clamorous shout

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verb utter the characteristic sound of owls

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