Dictionary entry details
• GET OUT (verb)
Meaning:
Move out of or depart from
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
exit; get out; go out; leave
Context examples:
leave the room / the fugitive has left the country
Hypernyms (to "get out" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get out"):
undock (move out of a dock)
eject (leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule)
step out (go outside a room or building for a short period of time)
get off (leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.)
fall out (leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation)
get off; hop out (get out of quickly)
file out (march out, in a file)
pop out (exit briefly)
depart; go; go away (move away from a place into another direction)
log off; log out (exit a computer)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Take out of a container or enclosed space
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
get out; bring out
Context example:
Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!
Hypernyms (to "get out" is one way to...):
take out; unpack (remove from its packing)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get out"):
winkle; winkle out (remove or displace from a position)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Move out or away
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
pull out; get out
Context example:
The troops pulled out after the cease-fire
Hypernyms (to "get out" is one way to...):
go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Express with difficulty
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
I managed to get out a few words
Hypernyms (to "get out" is one way to...):
say; state; tell (express in words)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
pull out; get out; draw; pull; take out
Context examples:
draw a weapon / pull out a gun / The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
Hypernyms (to "get out" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get out"):
unsheathe (draw from a sheath or scabbard)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Be released or become known; of news
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
get around; get out; break
Context example:
News of her death broke in the morning
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get out"):
leak; leak out (be leaked)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
get away; escape; get by; get off; get out
Context examples:
She gets away with murder! / I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities
Hypernyms (to "get out" is one way to...):
avoid (stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get out"):
evade (use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
