Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - shout

~1 v 1 to say something very loudly  (There's no need to shout, I'm not deaf! | We could hear them shouting for help. | "Watch out!" she shouted, as the car started to move. | shout at sb)  (I wish you'd stop shouting at the children. | shout sth at sb)  (He'll be writing on the blackboard and the kids will all be shouting at him. | shout yourself hoarse (=make your voice rough and weak by shouting a lot)) 2 to call out loudly, for example because you are angry or in pain  (My brother shouted in pain as the ball hit him.) 3 shout sth from the rooftops to tell everyone about something because you want everyone to know about it  (But she was in love, and she wanted to shout the fact from the rooftops.) 4 be all over bar the shouting BrE spoken used to say that something is almost finished and there is no doubt what the result will be  (The kids were arrested and pleaded guilty. It was all over bar the shouting.) shout sb down phr v to shout in order to prevent someone from being heard  (Unpopular speakers were shouted down by the crowd.) shout out phr v I shout something out) to say something suddenly in a loud voice  (Don't shout out the answer in class, put up your hand.) ~2 n 1 a loud call expressing anger, pain, excitement etc  (a warning shout | shouts of delight from the football crowd | give a shout)  (Tom gave a shout of triumph as he realized he'd won.) 2 give sb a shout spoken to go and find someone and tell them something  (Give me a shout when you're ready to go.) 3 sb's shout AustrE or BrE informal someone's turn to buy drinks  (It's my shout. Same again?)