Sekirov Dictionary

get out

verb 13
exclamation 3
get-out noun 2
forms 5

verb13

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To leave or escape.
- In case of fire, get out by the nearest exit.
- You have to get out on a bull to succeed in a rodeo.
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To come out of a situation; to escape a fate.
- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
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To remove one's money from an investment; to end an investment.
- I think copper prices will plummet this fall, so I'm getting out while I can.
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To help (someone) leave.
- We must get the children out first.
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To leave the inside of a vehicle such as a car. (Note: for public transport, get off is more common.)
- I'll get out at the end of the road and walk from there.
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To become known.
- Somehow the secret got out.
- We have to act before that fact gets out on us.
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To publish or make available; to disseminate.
- The organization has just gotten their newsletter out.
- This candidate is struggling to get her message out.
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To take (something) from its container or storage place, so as to use or display it.
- Get the playing cards out and we'll have a game of snap.
- It's time to get the Christmas decorations out.
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To be released, especially from hospital or prison.
- He's been in prison for six months, but he gets out next week.
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To spend free time out of the house.
- You work too hard. You should get out more.
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To end.
- School gets out in the afternoon.
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To remove or eliminate (dirt or stains).
- This detergent will get most household stains out.
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To say with difficulty.
- He could hardly get the words out for the tears.

exclamation3

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Commanding a person to leave.
- Get out! I never want to see you in here again!
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Indicating incredulity.
- "Giants in armour, sir. Hundred feet high. Three legs and a body like 'luminium, with a mighty great head in a hood, sir." "Get out!" said the lieutenant. "What confounded nonsense!". — 1898
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(UK, slang) Expressing disapproval or disgust, especially after a bad joke.
- Just get out.

get-out noun2

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(informal) An opportunity to escape from an undesirable situation, such as a legal loophole.
- "[T]he authorities will say they were sorry to be a bit late, but there are technical difficulties in making adequate arrangements. That's the regular kind of get-out, isn't it?" — 1953
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The dismantling and removal of equipment, scenery, etc. when leaving a theater or television studio at the end of a production.
- […] it is therefore prudent to include the get-out costs in the production budget rather than as an accrual in the running budget. — 2014

forms

got out · gotten out · getting out · gets out · get-outs

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