DOWN-AND-OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does down-and-out mean? 

• DOWN-AND-OUT (noun)
  The noun DOWN-AND-OUT has 1 sense:

1. a person who is destitute

  Familiarity information: DOWN-AND-OUT used as a noun is very rare.

• DOWN-AND-OUT (adjective)
  The adjective DOWN-AND-OUT has 1 sense:

1. lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)

  Familiarity information: DOWN-AND-OUT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOWN-AND-OUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who is destitute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

he tried to help the down-and-out

Hypernyms ("down-and-out" is a kind of...):

have-not; poor person (a person with few or no possessions)

Derivation:

down-and-out (lacking resources (or any prospect of resources))

• DOWN-AND-OUT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)

Similar:

unsuccessful (not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome)

Derivation:

down-and-out (a person who is destitute)