GET OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does get out mean? 

• GET OUT (verb)
  The verb GET OUT has 7 senses:

1. move out of or depart from

2. take out of a container or enclosed space

3. move out or away

4. express with difficulty

5. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

6. be released or become known; of news

7. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

  Familiarity information: GET OUT used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GET OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move out of or depart from

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

exit; get out; go out; leave

Context example:

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)

Verb group:

go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get out"):

depart; go; go away (move away from a place into another direction)

pop out (exit briefly)

file out (march out, in a file)

get off; hop out (get out of quickly)

fall out (leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation)

get off (leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.)

step out (go outside a room or building for a short period of time)

eject (leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule)

undock (move out of a dock)

log off; log out (exit a computer)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take out of a container or enclosed space

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

bring out; get 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

Sense 3

Meaning:

Move out or away

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

get out; pull 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)

Verb group:

back down; back off; bow out; chicken out; pull out (remove oneself from an obligation)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 4

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

Sense 5

Meaning:

Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

draw; get out; pull; pull out; take out

Context example:

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)

Verb group:

pull (take away)

draw out; extract; pull; pull out; pull up; rip out; take out; tear out (remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense)

draw; take out (take liquid out of a container or well)

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

Sense 6

Meaning:

Be released or become known; of news

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

break; get around; get out

Context example:

News of her death broke in the morning

Verb group:

break; bring out; disclose; discover; divulge; expose; give away; let on; let out; reveal; uncover; unwrap (make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get out"):

leak; leak out (be leaked)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 7

Meaning:

Escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

escape; get away; get by; get off; get out

Context example:

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

 Context examples 

This adventure made the travelers more anxious than ever to get out of the forest, and they walked so fast that Dorothy became tired, and had to ride on the Lion's back.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

"How shall I get out?" she questioned tearfully.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

“Get out of the shop! Oh, my lungs, get out of the shop! Oh, my eyes and limbs—goroo!—don't ask for money; make it an exchange.”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

"Then get out of the way," was the reply, "and don't bother me. I'm busy."

(White Fang, by Jack London)

She not unfrequently stopped at the Parsonage, and had a few minutes' conversation with Charlotte, but was scarcely ever prevailed upon to get out.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Gretel began to cry and said: “How are we to get out of the forest now?”

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

For a long time after his rescue, Buck did not like Thornton to get out of his sight.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

We shall get out at Canterbury.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“There’s nothing can be done on deck. If anything’s going to run us down we couldn’t get out of its way. Turn in, all hands, and get some sleep.”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

"But Tess can't get out," Womble explained. "Her lungs are already slightly chilled."

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)