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US
/ˈhut/
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[ UK /hˈuːt/ ]
[ UK /hˈuːt/ ]
NOUN
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something of little value
his promise is not worth a damn
not worth one red cent
not worth shucks - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
- a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
VERB
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to utter a loud clamorous shout
the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance - utter the characteristic sound of owls
How To Use hoot In A Sentence
- You see that you're undershooting and so, leaving the throttle as is, you attempt to flatten your descent path by lifting the nose a bit - and you enter the region of reverse command.
- I just stayed the dorm to around and shoot the breeze with a couple of friends.
- A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell. Bird Cloud
- Defensive tackle is a bit more of a crapshoot, but the one thing they must make sure of is that whomever they take has a brilliant mind.
- It's unhandy at 300 yards, but then there's not a lot of shooting at 300 yards over there. The .375 H&H: Fraud or Scam?
- It had multiple shooters, multiple locations, mobile threats, willingness to fight the first responders and follow-on SWAT/commando units, well-equipped and well-trained operatives, and a willingness to die. Cliff Schecter: The Terrorist and the Terror Watch List
- Unless a guide is along for the ride, it's all too easy to overshoot the reef and find yourself in green water, 200 feet above the nearest marine life.
- Indeed, the chants of ‘York, York, York’ which greeted the final hooter summed up what the supporters thought of their performance and, in particular, their fightback.
- At the beginning of the protest, Aristide partisans attacked demonstrators, hitting one with a rock and shooting another.
- I am honestly disturbed by last Monday's shooting of the booter on the city's South Side. The Parking Ticket Geek: Don't Shoot The Messenger: Take Action!
