1.
[syn: hurrah, hooray]
VERB (1)
1. shout `hurrah!';
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hurrah \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.
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Hurrah! hurrah! for Ivry and Henry of Navarre.
--Macaulay.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hurrah \Hur*rah"\, n.
A cheer; a shout of joy, etc.
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Hurrah's nest, state of utmost confusion. [Colloq. U.S.]
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A perfect hurrah's nest in our kitchen. --Mrs.
Stowe.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hurrah \Hur*rah"\, v. i.
To utter hurrahs; to huzza.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hurrah \Hur*rah"\, v. t.
To salute, or applaud, with hurrahs.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hurrah
n 1: a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah" [syn:
hurrah, hooray]
v 1: shout `hurrah!'
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
65 Moby Thesaurus words for "hurrah":
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