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hist

/hɪst/

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noun

An instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent.

Examples :

"The teacher gave a sharp hist to quiet the noisy classroom. "

exclamation sound language communication

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interjection

An utterance used to discreetly attract someone's attention.

Examples :

""Hist! Come here, I have a secret." "

communication sound language word exclamation

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interjection

An injunction to be silent and/or to pay attention to what is being said or can be heard.

Examples :

""Hist!" the teacher said, silencing the noisy classroom. "

communication language exclamation sound

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noun

The aggregate of past events.

Examples :

"History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."

history time past event

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noun

The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.

Examples :

"He teaches history at the university. History will not look kindly on these tyrants. He dreams of an invention that will make history."

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noun

A set of events involving an entity.

Examples :

"The company's hist includes a successful launch, a major scandal, and an eventual recovery. "

history event story

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noun

A record or narrative description of past events.

Examples :

"The old family photo album contained a visual hist of our summer vacations. "

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noun

A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.

Examples :

"A personal medical history is required for the insurance policy. He has a history of cancer in his family."

medicine family condition history

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noun

A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.

Examples :

"My computer's hist showed I spent a lot of time on the school website last week. "

internet computing technology info history

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noun

Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant.

Examples :

"That once-popular social media platform is now a hist, replaced by newer apps. "

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noun

Shared experience or interaction.

Examples :

"He has had a lot of history with the police."

communication society human group event

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verb

To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).

Examples :

"The sailors worked together to hist the mainsail up the mast. "

nautical sailing action

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verb

To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.

Examples :

"After winning the science fair, Maria was so proud she wanted to hist her project above her head for everyone to see. "

sport achievement action entertainment

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verb

To lift someone up to be flogged.

Examples :

"The historical texts described how the prisoner would be histed before being flogged in the public square. "

action law inhuman

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verb

To be lifted up.

Examples :

"The balloonist watched as the hot air balloon slowly hist into the sky. "

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verb

To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.

Examples :

"The compiler tried to hist the calculation of the student's average grade out of the loop, calculating it only once instead of every iteration, to improve performance. "

computing technical

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verb

To steal, to rob.

Examples :

""Someone tried to hist my lunch from the office refrigerator." "