Ho there! hello! an exclamation to some one at a distance, in order to call attention, or in answer to one who hails: like halloo, holla, and hello, interj.To call out, cry out, or shout, in order to call attention, or in answer to some one who hails, or in play, or as an expression of pain.To urge or call by shouting.n. The cry “Hollo!”