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Interjection: bravo  braa-vow
  1. Exclamation expressive of applause
    - well done, onya [Austral, NZ, informal]
Noun: bravo (bravos,bravoes)  braa-vow
  1. Someone who murders by sudden or secret attack, especially of a prominent person
    "his bravos were hunted down like animals";
    - assassin, assassinator
     
  2. A cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
    "The audience shouted 'Bravo!' as the opera singer took her final bow"
Verb: bravo  braa-vow
  1. Applaud with shouts of ‘bravo’ or ‘brava’
    "The audience bravoed the soprano after her stunning aria"

Derived forms: bravoes, bravoed, bravoing, bravos

Type of: acclaim, applaud, cheer, clap, liquidator, manslayer [archaic], murderer

Encyclopedia: Bravo, Martin