get out
verbDefinitions
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.
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.
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 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.
To help (someone) leave.
- We must get the children out first.
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.
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.
To become known.
- Somehow the secret got out.
- We have to act before that fact gets out on us.
To spend free time out of the house.
- You work too hard. You should get out more.
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.
To say with difficulty.
- He could hardly get the words out for the tears.
To remove or eliminate (dirt or stains).
- This detergent will get most household stains out.
To end.
- School gets out in the afternoon.
Commanding a person to leave.
- Get out! I never want to see you in here again!
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!".
Expressing disapproval or disgust, especially after a bad joke.
- Just get out.
The neighborhood
- neighboras all get out
- neighborget away
- neighborget out of here
- neighborget out of it
- neighborget out of town
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA