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outlet

noun
/ˈaʊtlɛt/

Etymology

From Middle English outlete, outeleate, ut-lete, derived from Middle English outleten (“to allow, let out, emit”), equivalent to out- + let. Compare West Frisian útlit (“outlet”), Dutch uitlaat (“outlet”), German Auslass (“outlet”).

  1. derived from outleten — “to allow, let out, emit”
  2. inherited from outlete

Definitions

  1. A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.

  2. Something which allows for the release of one's desires.

    • Jamie found doing martial arts was a great outlet for her stress.
    • Song of the bleeding throat, / Death’s outlet song of life, (for well dear brother I know, / If thou wast not granted to sing thou would’st surely die.)

  3. A river that runs out of a lake.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.

    2. A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be…

      A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.

      • I had to move the cupboard to get to the power outlet.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at outlet. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at outlet. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at outlet

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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