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They can shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech.
James Stockdale

Meaning of "shout down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOUT DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOUT DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shout down is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SHOUT DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shout down in the English dictionary

The definition of shout down in the dictionary is to drown, overwhelm, or silence by shouting or talking loudly.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOUT DOWN

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shoulder strap
shoulder surfing
shoulder to shoulder
shoulder-high
shoulder-length
shoulder-length hair
shouldest
shouldn´t
shouldst
shouse
shout
shout from the rooftops
shouter
shouting
shouting match
shoutingly
shoutline
shoutout
shouty

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOUT DOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
cut down
down
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
lay down
put down
ride down
sit down
step down
take down
turn down
up and down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down
write down

Synonyms and antonyms of shout down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shout down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOUT DOWN

Find out the translation of shout down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shout down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shout down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

喊跌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gritar abajo
570 millions of speakers

English

shout down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीचे चिल्लाओ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يصرخ أسفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перекричать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

huer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tutup
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überschreien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダウン叫ぶ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다운 소리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bengok-bengok mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hét lên xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கத்தவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओरडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kapat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gridare a non sentirlo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zakrzyczeć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перекричати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

striga jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γιουχαΐζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skree af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ropa ned
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rope ned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shout down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOUT DOWN»

The term «shout down» is regularly used and occupies the 104.514 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOUT DOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shout down

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QUOTES WITH «SHOUT DOWN»

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James Stockdale
They can shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOUT DOWN»

Discover the use of shout down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shout down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shout Down the Moon
After her tumultuous childhood and a destructive teenage romance, Patty Taylor is struggling to build a new life for herself and her two-year-old son, but finds her new world undermined by the reappearance of her son's father.
Lisa Tucker, 2004
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History of the Irish People
If one man may be shouted down by noise and uproar, one man has a perfect right to shout down the whole House in return, if he is able to do it, by noise and uproar. If it be allowable to shout down one man, it is allowable to shout down a ...
William Anderson O'Conor, 1887
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The testing fire
Let us all go down this morn in' to New Orleans, and, hoverin' over dat great and wicked city, let us shout down to dem, ' Whar's ye born?' and all Cord's chilren shout back, ' VVe'se born in Zion.' Den let us go to Atlanta, and, hoverin' over dat  ...
Alexander Corkey, 1911
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Brothers
Sometimes it would be children who would lecture him: “Raise your fist and shout , 'Down with myself.' " And he would raise his fist and shout, “Down with myselfl" On those occasions Baldy Li would itch with the desire to yell at him too, but with  ...
Hua Yu, 2010
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The War of the End of the World
And then suddenly they began to shout, Down with this and that, and opened fire on us at point-blank range. We were one against eight, one against ten." "To shout, Down with this and that, you say?" the insolent high- pitched voice interrupts ...
Mario Vargas Llosa, 2011
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Searching for Sacred Space: Essays on Architecture and ...
The building's voice and the choices its design represents will shout down any teaching that contradicts it. As Louis Weil, professor of liturgics at Church Divinity School of the Pacific, puts it, "Don't argue with the building, the building always ...
John Ander Runkle, 2002
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Premonition
In America, this would have been taken as the right to shout down any speaker, and nothing would ever get said. In Jerusalem, nobody would think of doing such a thing. It was simply not legitimate for one individual to violate the rights of the ...
Randall Scott Ingermanson, 2003
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The Risk of Infidelity Index: A Vincent Calvino Novel
They would shout down the roof. No one would be able to shut them upCalvino had all the files from his office, and he'd made notes, drawn maps, and added names of people. He had sent them the evidence a lawyer would need to make a  ...
Christopher G Moore, 2009
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The Secret of the Villa Mimosa
Then she heard Wong shout. “Down, Makana," he yelled at the dog, and ran toward her. “Drop it. Down, you bastard dog." The dog let go on command, and Wong flung himself between her and the animal. "Kill," Brad yelled again, running  ...
Elizabeth Adler, 2010
10
Share of Honour
... mouth to shout, "Down below!" Shutting the voice- pipe cock and a green wave slopping over as the dark figures behind him jumbled into one mass melting downwards, Ultra standing on her tail now as if to look up and see what the hell that ...
Alexander Fullerton, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOUT DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shout down is used in the context of the following news items.
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Times a-changin': SEC's most powerful voices shout down the …
Give Nick Saban credit. He didn't have to go there. Not at SEC Media Days with local, regional and national media sitting in front of him and a national TV ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
2
Maher Mob Tries to Shout Down Ann Coulter about Immigration Facts
Fearless Ann Coulter entered Bill Maher's liberal lion's den on Friday to discuss her new book Adios America. It was a fair fight — three illogical liberals versus ... «VDARE.com, Jun 15»
3
Downs: Time to shut down the 'shout-down'
So, from a purely legal perspective, private individuals acting on their own do not violate the First Amendment when they shout down a speaker. They are rude ... «Online Athens, May 15»
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Angry white people shout down protest against 'racist' prosecution of …
At least, they tried to make the comparison but were shouted down by about a ... shouted Robert Ransdell – who ran for U.S. Senate as a write-in candidate last ... «Raw Story, May 15»
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Embarrassing and petty – Blues fans shout down tweeter who sent …
Embarrassing and petty – Blues fans shout down tweeter who sent pitch invader photos to police. 20:16 18 May 2015. Edmund Crosthwaite. Norwich fans ... «East Anglian Daily Times, May 15»
6
North Korean diplomats shout down dissidents at UN
United Nations: The United States accused North Korea of bullying dissidents on Thursday after diplomats from the isolated Asian country disrupted statements ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
7
Foes Pack Meeting to Shout Down Folsom St. Project
Before Axis Development's presentation about its 2675 Folsom Street proposal had even begun, activists and neighbors enlisted chants, children and derision to ... «Mission Local, Apr 15»
8
Marchers shout down police brutality
A tsunami of whistles broke the daily hustle and bustle of City Hall Tuesday as hundreds of protesters gathered inside to protest police violence. Among those ... «SFBay, Apr 15»
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Extreme voices shout down sensible debate
We must wage war against anti-Muslims and Islamists but, intellectually, we can't do the equivalent of walk and chew gum at the same time. «The Age, Apr 15»
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Charleston protesters shout down police chief as he tries to explain …
Police Chief Eddie Diggers said he was “sickened” by what he saw on the video, but his explanations were repeatedly interrupted by shouts of “no justice, ... «National Post, Apr 15»

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