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Nov 27, 2009
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yell



Pronunciation: (yel), [key]
—v.i.
1. to cry out or speak with a strong, loud, clear sound; shout: He always yells when he is angry.
2. to scream with pain, fright, etc.

—v.t.
to utter or tell by yelling: to yell an order to the troops.

—n.
1. a cry uttered by yelling.
2. a cheer or shout of fixed words or syllables, as one adopted by a school or college to encourage a team.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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