Get-out (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the break-even point.
  2. a method or maneuver used to escape a difficult or embarrassing situation; cop-out: The scoundrel has used that get-out once too often.
Idioms
  1. in the extreme; to the utmost degree: Once his mind is made up, he can be stubborn as all get-out.
verb (adverb)
  1. to leave or escape or cause to leave or escape: used in the imperative when dismissing a person
  2. to make or become known; publish or be published
  3. to express with difficulty
  4. to extract (information or money) (from a person)
  5. to gain or receive something, esp something of significance or value
  6. to avoid or cause to avoid
  7. to solve (a puzzle or problem) successfully
  8. to dismiss or be dismissed
noun get-out
  1. an escape, as from a difficult situation
  2. the process of moving out of a theatre the scenery, props, and costumes after a production
Get-out (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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