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hurrah
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hurrah has 1 sense
- hurrah(n = noun.communication) hooray - a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah" is a kind of cheer
Verb hurrah has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
hurrah, interj. [Cf. G., Dan., & Sw. hurra. Cf. Huzza.].
A word used as a shout of joy, triumph, applause, encouragement, or welcome. [1913 Webster]
"Hurrah! hurrah! for Ivry and Henry of Navarre."
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hurrah, n.
A cheer; a shout of joy, etc. [1913 Webster]
"A perfect hurrah's nest in our kitchen."
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hurrah, v. i.
To utter hurrahs; to huzza. [1913 Webster]
hurrah, v. t.
To salute, or applaud, with hurrahs. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hurrah, int., n., & v. (also hurray)
--int. & n. an exclamation of joy or approval.
--v.intr. cry or shout 'hurrah' or 'hurray'.
--int. & n. an exclamation of joy or approval.
--v.intr. cry or shout 'hurrah' or 'hurray'.
Etymology
alt. of earlier huzza, perh. orig. a sailor's cry when hauling
THESAURUS
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, zealROGET THESAURUS
hurrah
Rejoicing
VB rejoice, thank one's stars, bless one's stars, congratulate oneself, hug oneself, rub one's hands, clap one's hands, smack the lips, fling up one's cap, dance, skip, sing, carol, chirrup, chirp, hurrah, cry for joy, jump for joy, leap with joy, exult, triumph, hold jubilee, make merry, laugh, raise laughter.
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