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Dictionary definition · get out

verb

  1. move out of or depart from"leave the room"
  2. take out of a container or enclosed space"Get out your best dress — we are going to a party!"
  3. move out or away"The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
  4. express with difficulty"I managed to get out a few words"
  5. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover"draw a weapon"
  6. be released or become known; of news"News of her death broke in the morning"
  7. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action"She gets away with murder!"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).