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

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"

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"

Increases the volume on your handset; for conference calls

used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition"

Loud is an album by Timo Maas released in 2002. The first track "Help Me" features vocals by Kelis and also contains a sample of the title music from "The Day The Earth Stood Still", composed by Bernard Hermann and featuring a Theremin.

Loud is a half-hour Canadian television program that airs Saturdays at 11:30 PM and 4:30 AM on Much Music. The program airs heavy metal and hardcore music videos. There is a spinoff digital cable television channel called Much LOUD that is owned and operated by CHUM Limited.