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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
loud
I.adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a loud click
▪ I heard the loud click of heels on the stone floor.
a loud colour (=very bright in a way that looks unpleasant or funny)
a loud cry
▪ a loud cry of pain
a loud explosion
▪ We heard several loud explosions followed by an eerie silence.
a loud noise
▪ The rain made a loud noise against the window.
a loud scream
▪ Suddenly I heard a loud scream.
a loud whisper
▪ ‘Where are you going?’ I said in a loud whisper.
a loud/soft laugh
▪ He let out a loud laugh when he heard what had happened.
in a loud/soft/deep etc voice
▪ ‘Where is she?’, Kate demanded in a shrill voice.
laugh out loud/aloud (=laugh so that other people can hear you)
▪ Some parts of the book were so funny that they made me laugh out loud.
loud
▪ There was a loud creaking sound and the branch snapped.
loud
▪ Her voice was loud and clear.
loud/sharp crack
▪ There was a sharp crack as the branch broke off.
loud/soft/quiet
▪ They were kept awake by loud music from next door.
loud/thunderous applause
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
applause
▪ There would be loud applause for the suggestion from Labour Back Benchers, but he has my sympathy.
▪ As he rose, he waved his hand to the stunned crowd, which broke into loud applause.
▪ Behind the stern blue drapes of the Tory Conference you could feel the pocked walls mouldering to the loud applause.
▪ He will be the one playing to the packed houses, the one gaining the loudest applause on the hustings.
▪ There was loud applause as the young man was led up to receive his prize.
▪ Then I walked towards the room just as loud applause was heard.
▪ Both shots prompted loud applause from the audience and acknowledgements from my sporting opponent.
cheer
▪ I hit the ball well and a very loud cheer went up.
▪ The loudest cheers in the conference hall were reserved for the familiar attacks on Brussels, section 28 or the Dome.
▪ At the medal presentation, the loudest cheers came for Strug.
▪ This was enough to earn him louder cheers than ever.
crack
▪ A strong wind was now blowing and there was a loud crack of thunder.
▪ Just as they reached it, the hinges surrendered and ripped loose with a loud crack.
crash
▪ Suddenly there was a loud crash.
▪ A loud crash could be heard from the room and the sound of wailing drifted into the courtroom, startling onlookers.
▪ A moment later there was a loud crash aft as some one rear-ended me.
▪ There was a terrible cry, and a loud crash.
▪ Lightning flashed in the sky, and there was a loud crash of thunder.
▪ After only three or four paces, a loud crash came from behind me.
▪ Suddenly, I heard a loud crash near me, scaring me out of my wits.
▪ There was a loud crash, as the box fell into the sea.
cry
▪ The creature gave a loud cry of pain, and we knew we had hit it.
▪ The peasants, having just come out to the fields, turn back, uttering loud cries.
explosion
▪ There was a loud explosion and the flames roared fiercer.
▪ Three of my men entered the woods, and we heard an ex-tremely loud explosion.
▪ I heard a loud explosion just to my left.
▪ This time, I was up on the wooded area myself, and we heard a loud explosion behind us.
▪ I had been playing for about five minutes when there was a very loud explosion very close at hand.
▪ The frequency of published reports has actually declined since 1960 because people tend to dismiss loud explosions as merely military sonic booms.
▪ A few seconds later there was a loud explosion in a hedgerow just off the road, a short distance away.
▪ The utter silence fell like a loud explosion.
laugh
▪ It was a loud laugh which Sandison would have found embarrassing if there had been lots of people in the bar.
▪ Occasionally a shout or a loud laugh broke the gloom.
music
▪ Amal heard loud music and voices late into the evening; the games room was located directly below her bedroom.
▪ There was extremely loud music -- with the accompaniment of bad singing -- coming from the room.
▪ Her husband Ian says traditional pubs - without loud music - are still an attraction and meeting place for locals.
▪ You can feel the vibrations from loud music through your feet as well as through your ears.
▪ Next time, the drivers should play loud music and call it a festival.
▪ Tony Scott directs this movie to maximum shock effect with big images, loud music and hyperbolic confrontations.
▪ There was loud music and tons of beat boys and posse boys and girls, all glassy-eyed.
noise
▪ The rain made a loud noise on the window.
▪ She dreamed of loud noises and flashing lights.
▪ I had been a big enthusiast, a cheerleader, with louder noises coming from my throat than from my gloves.
▪ You are suddenly awoken by a loud noise.
▪ Just how loud noise damages hearing is not exactly understood.
▪ Babies are weak and vulnerable in the face of huge shapes and loud noises that they can only dimly perceive.
▪ He seemed to enjoy rather than avoid loud noises.
protest
▪ Judging by the loud protests when the girls had to be evacuated to Norfolk, the enterprise lived up to the best expectations.
▪ With a loud protest, Gao Ma took three or four rocky steps backwards, trying to keep his balance.
▪ And loud protests are suddenly heard.
shout
▪ As soon as we passed, loud shouts went up.
▪ Underline the follow-up by means of a loud shout to show that you have unified mental resolve and physical effort in the technique.
▪ When somebody suggested hide and seek, there were loud shouts of agreement.
▪ A louder shout than usual took her back to the ring.
▪ The hips turn strongly behind the punch and a loud shout should accompany it.
sound
▪ The loud sound of 200 people breathing hard was soon punctuated by a woman beginning to sob, then howl.
▪ There was a loud sound, the wardrobe being shoved across the floor.
▪ Abnormal dislike of loud sounds is usual with this type of hearing loss.
▪ Big waves cause loud sounds, and small waves cause soft sounds.
voice
▪ Instead I kept silent, but inside I was singing in a very loud voice.
▪ The loudest voices say there is not much you can do in the inner cities.
▪ Some of the loudest voices there are not in the best tradition.
▪ A sleeping person can usually be aroused to full alertness, just by a loud voice.
▪ Her loud voice, her flashing eyes and her rich, throaty laughter dominated the scene.
▪ Three falls, loud voices, no beating.
▪ Mr Robb prayed in a loud voice without stopping.
▪ But to the sensitive child, a loud voice, a rough grab, may feel like a major calamity.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
actions speak louder than words
▪ As ever, though, actions speak louder than words.
▪ In any event the user's opinion of a product is reflected in the standard achieved so actions speak louder than words.
▪ In the kitchen, actions speak louder than words.
▪ On this playing field, actions speak louder than words.
for crying out loud
▪ It's right in front of you, for crying out loud.
▪ A Ford sedan, the very symbol of middle-class moderation, offers electrically heated outside mirrors, for crying out loud.
▪ Forget it, Rory, for crying out loud forget it.
▪ Julian Tavarez is a middle reliever, for crying out loud.
▪ The long lie is over Shake yourself for crying out loud.
▪ When I were a lad, we used that sort of grunt in our toasters, for crying out loud.
read/shout etc sth out (loud)
▪ Everything I had read before turned out to be outdated.
▪ He comes up to my room in the evenings so that I can read them out to him.
▪ He read it out loud to his colleagues, quite sarcastically, expecting them to agree that it was ridiculous.
▪ He shouts her out into the street for a harlot.
▪ Laura listened attentively while Yoyo read the speech out loud, and in the end, her eyes were glistening too.
▪ North read it out at his trial four years later as evidence of approval, but it was all delightfully vague.
▪ She brings her notes about it to the meeting and reads them out.
▪ We can read the books children are reading, find out what happens in class, ask what the guidance counselor said.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a loud explosion
▪ a loud purple jacket
▪ Bloom is loud and aggressive.
▪ The boy gave a loud cry of pain.
▪ The music's too loud. Can you turn it down?
▪ The TV's too loud.
▪ Three seconds later there was a loud bang and the hall was filled with smoke.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Hatecore, as the music is known, is gruff, loud and guitar-driven.
▪ He was loud and self-confident, but he had a right to be: he had a knack for picking winners.
▪ There was a loud clang and Broomhead cursed vehemently, pulling on the reins.
▪ Three falls, loud voices, no beating.
▪ Underline the follow-up by means of a loud shout to show that you have unified mental resolve and physical effort in the technique.
▪ Woolley released three loud chords, and started on a ponderous version of the Sailors' Horn pipe.
II.adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Bill had dozed off in his chair, and was snoring loudly.
▪ The band was playing so loud, we couldn't hear each other.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ As the train left La Spezia, she was so enjoying her adventure that she laughed out loud.
▪ Few people in this world actually talk to themselves out loud.
▪ Kathleen was worried that it would upset him, but he seemed quite relaxed, laughing over incidents and reminiscing out loud.
▪ The things you fear people are thinking, you hear them say right out loud.
▪ They have a tendency to be a bit too loud, too indiscreet, for certain company.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Loud

Loud \Loud\ (loud), a. [Compar. Louder (loud"[~e]r); superl. Loudest.] [OE. loud, lud, AS. hl[=u]d; akin to OS. hl[=u]d, D. luid, OHG. l[=u]t, G. laut, L. -clutus, in inclutus, inclitus, celebrated, renowned, cluere to be called, Gr. klyto`s heard, loud, famous, kly`ein to hear, Skr. [,c]ru.

  1. Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.

    They were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified.
    --Luke xxiii. 23.

  2. Clamorous; boisterous.

    She is loud and stubborn.
    --Prov. vii. 11.

  3. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort. [Colloq.]

  4. Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors. [Slang]

    Syn: Noisy; boisterous; vociferous; clamorous; obstreperous; turbulent; blustering; vehement.

Loud

Loud \Loud\, adv. [AS. hl[=u]de.] With loudness; loudly.

To speak loud in public assemblies.
--Addison.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
loud

Old English hlud "noisy, making noise, sonorous," from West Germanic *khluthaz "heard" (cognates: Old Frisian and Old Saxon hlud, Middle Dutch luut, Dutch luid, Old High German hlut, German laut "loud"), from PIE past participle *klutos- (cognates: Sanskrit srutah, Greek klytos "heard of, celebrated," Armenian lu "known," Welsh clod "praise"), from root *kleu- "to hear" (see listen).\n

\nApplication to colors first recorded 1849. The adverb is from Old English hlude, from Proto-Germanic *khludai (cognates: Dutch luid, German laut). Paired with clear since at least c.1650.

Wiktionary
loud

a. (context of a sound English) Of great intensity. adv. loudly.

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WordNet
loud

adv. with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help" [syn: loudly, aloud] [ant: softly]

loud

  1. adj. characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" [ant: soft]

  2. tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy]

  3. used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition" [syn: forte] [ant: piano]

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Wikipedia
LOUD

LOUD (LCSEE Optimized Ubuntu Distribution) is a modified version of the Ubuntu Linux distribution used within West Virginia University's computer science department. In addition to the standard Ubuntu packages, the department also maintains several packages containing software and scripts for use in the department's classes.

Loud (Timo Maas album)

Loud is an album by Timo Maas released in 2001. Maas had previously released albums of other performers' material he remixed but Loud is his own debut album.

Loud (Shannon Noll song)

"Loud" was the first single to be taken from Shannon Noll's third album, Turn It Up. The single was released to radio on 10 August 2007, and debuted at number three on the Australian Singles Chart.

The song was heavily used in various promotions, namely the 2007 NRL Finals Series. Noll additionally performed the song live as part of the pre-game entertainment for the 2007 NRL Grand Final.

The single's B-side was a new non-album track titled, "The World Outside". Noll previewed this track during his 2006 "Now I Run" National Tour where it quickly became a fan favourite.

Loud (band)

Loud were a hard rock band with alternative rock, gothic rock and heavy metal influences, formed in Bradford, England in 1989.

The band was founded by guitarist Chris McLaughlin, following his stint in New Model Army. Former Excalibur bassist Martin Hawthorn, second guitarist Colin Clarkson and drummer Ricky Howard (formerly of Happiness AD) completed the line-up.

Loud (Half Japanese album)

Loud is an album by the rock group Half Japanese, first released on the Armageddon label in 1981.

The album was the band's first release since the line up was expanded with four new members (two saxophone players, a guitarist and a drummer) and contains elements of free jazz. The album includes a cover version of The Doors' "The Spy".

It was reissued on compact disc in 2004 on Drag City together with the Horrible EP as Loud and Horrible.

Loud (Stan Walker song)

"Loud" is a song performed by Australian-New Zealand recording artist Stan Walker. The song was released as a digital download on 6 May 2011 as the lead single from his third studio album, Let the Music Play.

Loud (Mac Miller song)

"Loud" is a song by American hip hop artist Mac Miller, and the first single from his mixtape Macadelic. The Big Jerm and Sayez-produced track was released digitally on April 12, 2012, however, the music video was released on March 23, 2012.

Loud (R5 song)

Loud is the lead single from American pop rock band R5's second EP of the same name. It was released on February 19, 2013, digitally and physically with the rest of the EP's tracks and was later included on the band's debut full-length album, Louder (2013).

Loud (Rihanna album)

Loud is the fifth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on November 12, 2010, by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. It was recorded between February and August 2010, during the singer's Last Girl on Earth Tour and the filming of her first feature film Battleship. Rihanna was the executive producer of Loud and worked with various record producers, including StarGate, Sandy Vee, The Runners, Tricky Stewart and Alex da Kid. The record features several guest vocalists, including rappers Drake, Nicki Minaj and Eminem, who is featured on the sequel to " Love the Way You Lie", titled " Love the Way You Lie (Part II)".

The album differs from Rihanna's 2009 album, Rated R, which incorporates a prominently foreboding and angry tone and dark themes. Loud features up-tempo and pop genres, ranging from R&B and dance-pop to electro music, and marks the return to dancehall; a genre prominent on Rihanna's first two albums Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl like Me (2006). It also incorporates rock in " California King Bed" and reggae in the Caribbean inspired " Man Down".

Loud received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its upbeat material and Rihanna's vocal performances, while others stated that although the songs were solid, they were unfocused to each other. The album was a commercial success internationally; it debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first week sales of 207,000 copies, the highest first week sales of her career at the time. The album entered the Canadian, Swiss and UK album charts at number one. As of November 2011, it had sold over 8 million copies worldwide.

The album produced seven singles, including the international hits " Only Girl (In the World)", " What's My Name?", and " S&M". All three singles reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. "S&M" was Rihanna's tenth number one song in the US, making Rihanna the youngest recording artist to accumulate the plateau in the shortest time, surpassing Mariah Carey. "Only Girl (In the World)" won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in February 2011; additionally, the album was nominated for three more Grammy Awards, including for Album of the Year. To support the album, Rihanna embarked on her third worldwide concert tour, entitled the Loud Tour.

Loud (EP)

Loud is the debut extended play by American pop rock band R5. It was released on February 19, 2013 through Hollywood Records. It was released on United Kingdom and Ireland on February 28, 2013. As of 2014, the EP has sold 50,000 copies in the US.

LOUD (electronic music act)

LOUD are an Israeli psytrance / electronica / psychedelic music group consisting of Kobi Toledano and Eitan Reiter, both from Haifa, Israel. LOUD have been called "one of the hottest and most interesting groups in the world trance scene today."

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Usage examples of "loud".

With their muskets and rigid drill they were forced to come aboard through the gangway, a tedious and time-consuming manoeuvre accompanied by loud cursing from the impatient sailors.

Such eyes adazzle dancing with mine, such nimble and discreet ankles, such gimp English middles, and such a gay delight in the mere grace of the lilting and tripping beneath rafters ringing loud with thunder, that Pan himself might skip across a hundred furrows for sheer envy to witness.

For some years, in spite of a loud voice, a large presence, an aggressive swagger, and an implacable manner, he had been an undistinguished member of most of the existing aeronautical associations.

The turbines aft of maneuvering, so loud before, like jet engines screaming mere feet away, spun down, their steam gone.

Upon the Protestant dissenters of England he poured loud and eloquent praise when he was agitating for Roman Catholic emancipation, as the English dissenters gave an ostentatious support to that movement.

Julia looked at Alan, and he knew that the ether was carrying his messages loud and clear.

A series of loud crashes from behind it quickly followed as Alec and Wethis beat a hasty retreat.

The generators of the mighty battleship roared louder and louder as the mysterious apparatus sucked unimaginable amperage from them.

The voices were squeaky and vague and loud, using a gabbling argot of transposed syllables and made-up words I could not follow much of it.

Then there was a loud explosion as an arquebus was fired, the bullet crashing through the door.

The ancient rituals touched the heart, and made the attendees laugh out loud.

Pham tapped his palm, and the audio from the scene below came louder in his ear.

Ali Baba, his wife, and the one single servant that they could afford were crowded upon, and further that Kassim seemed to have loud and vociferous gatherings that lasted far into the night, depriving Ali Baba of much-needed sleep.

The babblement below grew from spellbound whisperings to loud commotion as the message ran from mouth to mouth.

The rumbling is loud as a Pelek Baw throughway, and tremors have begun to shake the ston?