 get_out |
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| 1. | [ verb ] move out of or depart from | |
| Synonyms: | go_out leave exit | |
| Examples: | "leave the room" "the fugitive has left the country" |
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| Related terms: | go_in enter move go step_out file_out get_off eject log_out undock hop_out fall_out pop_out leave farewell | |
| 2. | [ verb ] take out of a container or enclosed space | |
| Synonyms: | bring_out | |
| Examples: | "Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!" |
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| Related terms: | unpack winkle | |
| 3. | [ verb ] move out or away | |
| Synonyms: | pull_out | |
| Examples: | "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire" |
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| Related terms: | pull_in leave chicken_out | |
| 4. | [ verb ] express with difficulty | |
| Examples: | "I managed to get out a few words" |
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| Related terms: | state | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (arms) bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover | |
| Synonyms: | draw pull_out pull take_out | |
| Examples: | "draw a weapon" "pull out a gun" "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" |
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| Related terms: | remove unsheathe extract draw pull drawer | |
| 6. | [ verb ] be released or become known; of news | |
| Synonyms: | get_around break | |
| Examples: | "News of her death broke in the morning" |
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| Related terms: | leak disclose | |
| 7. | [ verb ] escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action | |
| Synonyms: | escape get_away get_by get_off | |
| Examples: | "She gets away with murder!" "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities" |
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| Related terms: | avoid evade evasion | |
| Similar spelling: |
get_it get_at |
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