Definition of Hollo

1. Noun. A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal). "His bellow filled the hallway"


2. Verb. Encourage somebody by crying hollo.
Generic synonyms: Encourage

3. Verb. Cry hollo.
Generic synonyms: Call, Cry, Holler, Scream, Shout, Shout Out, Squall, Yell

4. Verb. Utter a sudden loud cry. "Sam and Sue hollo"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

Definition of Hollo

1. interj. & n. Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

2. v. i. To call out or exclaim; to halloo. This form is now mostly replaced by hello.

Definition of Hollo

1. Interjection. Hey, hullo ¹

2. Noun. A cry of "hollo" ¹

3. Verb. To cry "hollo" ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hollo

1. to hallo [v -ED, -ING, -S or -ES] - See also: hallo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hollo

hollandite
hollas
holler
holler out
hollered
hollerer
hollerers
hollering
hollers
hollidam
hollidams
hollied
holliers
hollies
hollingworthite
hollo (current term)
holloa
holloaed
holloaing
holloas
holloed
holloes
holloing
holloo
hollooed
hollooing
holloos
hollos
hollow
hollow-back

Literary usage of Hollo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1874)
"hollo, MANGO ! WHAT ARB тои UP ю ? THERE WAS NO BIRD !" Captain Mango. " WA—WASN'T THERE? ... hollo ..."

2. Class List for English Prose Fiction: Including Translations and Juvenile by Boston Public Library (1877)
"Abbott, J 677.10 hollo in Paris. Abbott.J 659.8 ROLLO in Rome. ... Abbott, J 659.22 hollo series, The. See ABBOTT, J. hollo story books, The. ..."

3. The Fall of Tollan by James Edward Routh (1905)
""His victories won—" "hollo! hollo!" "Nay, stay, the man doth speak" "Hath struck ... "Hurray, hollo, hollo, great is our prince—" "Long live great Quetzal, ..."

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