huzzah

== English == === Alternative forms === huzza === Etymology === Likely originally a hoisting cry, possibly related to hoise. Compare possibly cognate Swedish hissa (“to hoist; huzzah”), Spanish izar (“to hoist”) and French Ho, hisse! (“Hey, hoist!”). First attested in the 1570s. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /həˈzɑː/ Rhymes: -ɑː === Interjection === huzzah (nautical, dated) Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting. (literary, poetic, archaic, sometimes humorous) Used as a cheer indicating exaltation, enjoyment, or approval. ==== Synonyms ==== (hoisting cry): heave, heave-ho (cheer indicating enjoyment or approval): hooray, hurrah, hurray, see also Thesaurus:well done. === Noun === huzzah (plural huzzahs) A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event. === Verb === huzzah (third-person singular simple present huzzahs, present participle huzzahing, simple past and past participle huzzahed) (ambitransitive) To cheer (someone or something) with a huzzah sound. Synonyms: cheer on, hurrah, hurray; see also Thesaurus:cheer === Further reading === huzzah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia