get out

verb

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. To come out of a situation

    To come out of a situation; to escape a fate.

    • Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
  3. To be released, especially from hospital or prison.

    • He's been in prison for six months, but he gets out next week.
  4. + 13 more definitions
    1. To remove one's money from an investment

      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.
    2. To help (someone) leave.

      • We must get the children out first.
    3. 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.
    4. To leave the inside of a vehicle such as a car. (Note

      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.
    5. To become known.

      • Somehow the secret got out.
      • We have to act before that fact gets out on us.
    6. To spend free time out of the house.

      • You work too hard. You should get out more.
    7. To publish or make available

      To publish or make available; to disseminate.

      • The organization has just gotten their newsletter out.
      • This candidate is struggling to get her message out.
    8. To say with difficulty.

      • He could hardly get the words out for the tears.
    9. To remove or eliminate (dirt or stains).

      • This detergent will get most household stains out.
    10. To end.

      • School gets out in the afternoon.
    11. Commanding a person to leave.

      • Get out! I never want to see you in here again!
    12. 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!".
    13. Expressing disapproval or disgust, especially after a bad joke.

      • Just get out.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA