dress out verb 3dress-out noun 1forms 3 verb3 •To change one's clothes to prepare for outdoors activities, such as physical education; to be wearing clothes appropriate for such activities.I would rather have the mumps than dress out for gym. I — 2014 •To dress and equip (staff or patients) in preparation for leaving the hospital. •To butcher and prepare (an animal) for consumption.The biggest buck I've killed there dressed out at 188 pounds. — 1985 dress-out noun1 •The process of medical staff or patients dressing and equipping themselves in preparation for leaving the hospital.One crew was initially assigned to the emergency operations center, the second to the emergency response team's (ERT's) dress-out area, […] — 2007 formsdressed out · dressing out · dresses out