hist

noun

  1. 1

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

interjection

  1. 1

    An utterance used to discreetly attract someone's attention.

  2. 2

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

noun

  1. 1

    The aggregate of past events.

    History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes.
  2. 2

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

    He teaches history at the university.   History will not look kindly on these tyrants.   He dreams of an invention that will make history.
  3. 3

    A set of events involving an entity.

    What is your medical history?   The family's history includes events best forgotten.
  4. 4

    A record or narrative description of past events.

    I really enjoyed Shakespeare's tragedies more than his histories.
  5. 5

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

    A personal medical history is required for the insurance policy.   He has a history of cancer in his family.
  6. 6

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

    I visited a great site yesterday but forgot the URL. Luckily, I didn't clear my history.
  7. 7

    Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant.

    I told him that if he doesn't get his act together, he's history.
  8. 8

    Shared experience or interaction.

    He has had a lot of history with the police.

verb

  1. 1

    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).

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    To lift someone up to be flogged.

  4. 4

    To be lifted up.

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

    To steal, to rob.

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