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Wiktionary

  1. v. To give props or acknowledgement to a person one considers important.
  2. v. To provide information you weren't asked for, particularly in a school environment.
  3. n. The act of giving such an acknowledgement.
  4. n. A section of one's web page, profile or blog containing these greetings.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. utter in a very loud voice
  2. v. utter a sudden loud cry

Examples

  • “Suddenly, in the scene beyond the conduit air-mesh, Sisko saw Odo come back to consciousness and then begin to shout out something.”

    Simon & Schuster: MILLENNIUM

  • “Sid Ruford, the ringleader of the group at the spring, had the boldness to shout out some hints about the one-nigger, log-cabin aristocracy which drove the hot blood to Gill's tanned face.”

    Northern Georgia sketches,

  • ““Not after the time Duffy rerigged a security alert Klaxon to shout out ...””

    Simon & Schuster: Breakdowns

  • “The dilemma I faced showed up clearly in my troubled expression as I stood by the hamster’s large wire cage, wanting to shout out the truth about Kitty and her diabolical hatred of all living animals, when under any other circumstances I would have been delighted to be in charge of the pregnant hamster that was the biology-class pet.”

    Simon & Schuster: Heaven

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  • garyth123 The act of giving such an acknowledgement; A section of one's web page, profile or blog containing these greetings; To give props or acknowledgement to a person one considers important; To provide information you weren't asked for, particularly in a school environment

    the wikitionary Dec 7, 2008

‘shout out’ has been looked up 577 times, added to 2 lists, commented on 1 time, and is not a valid Scrabble word.