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hoot

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 hoot /ˈhuːt/ noun
plural hoots
1 hoot
/ˈhuːt/
noun
plural hoots
Britannica Dictionary definition of HOOT
[count]
: the loud, deep sound made by an owl
also : a similar loud, deep sound
: a loud laugh or call made by a person
informal : an amusing person or thing usually singular

give a hoot

informal also care a hoot
: to care at all about someone or something used in negative statements
2 hoot /ˈhuːt/ verb
hoots; hooted; hooting
2 hoot
/ˈhuːt/
verb
hoots; hooted; hooting
Britannica Dictionary definition of HOOT
[no object] of an owl : to make a hoot
British
[no object] of a horn : to make a loud sound : honk
British : to cause (a horn) to hoot
[+ object]
[no object]
: to call out or laugh loudly
[no object]
[+ object]