get out

/gɛt aʊt/

/gɛt aʊt/

Other forms: got out; getting out; gets out; gotten out

Definitions of get out

1. verb

   move out of or depart from
   synonyms: exit, go out, leave

   go away, go forth, leave

   go away from a place

   types:

   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

   blow, shove along, shove off

   leave; informal or rude

   detrain

   leave a train

   deplane

   get off an airplane

   type of:

   move

   move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
2. verb

   move out or away
   synonyms: pull out

   back down, back off, bow out, chicken out, pull out

   remove oneself from an obligation

   type of:

   go away, go forth, leave

   go away from a place
3. verb

   take out of a container or enclosed space
   “Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!”

   synonyms: bring out

   types:

   winkle, winkle out

   remove or displace from a position

   type of:

   take out, unpack

   remove from its packing
4. verb

   bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
   synonyms: draw, pull, pull out, take out

   pull

   take away

   draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, take 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

   types:

   unsheathe

   draw from a sheath or scabbard

   type of:

   remove, take, take away, withdraw

   remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
5. verb

   express with difficulty
   “I managed to get out a few words”

   type of:

   say, state, tell

   express in words
6. verb

   escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
   “I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities”

   synonyms: escape, get away, get by, get off

   types:

   evade

   use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

   type of:

   avoid

   stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
7. verb

   be released or become known; of news
   synonyms: break, get around

   break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, 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

   types:

   leak, leak out

   be leaked