Meaning & use
Shout
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To say something very loudly.
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He had to shout to be heard over the roaring crowd.
A shout from the balcony startled the pigeons into flight.
A note on using this word
In Australian and British slang, 'to shout' someone also means to buy them a round of drinks.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Chiefly Australian and British informal: to buy something, especially a drink, for someone else.
It's my turn to shout the next round.
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