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Definition of break out

break out

verb - ambitransitive

verb - transitive

  • to bring out.
                                                                                                                            

    Citation from "Prison Break-In", Arrested Development (TV, 2005), Season 3 Episode 7 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Dec 02 2010. Submitted by Emily M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Jan 22 1999.

  • frequently used specifically to refer to bringing out something for group enjoyment.
    Hey man, break out the beer!

    Last edited on Dec 02 2010. Submitted by Anonymous from Arizona, USA on Dec 01 1999.

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Other terms relating to 'to go, leave, exit':

Definitions include: to leave in a hurry or abruptly.
Definitions include: to leave.
Definitions include: to withdraw.
Definitions include: to leave for now.
Definitions include: to leave in a hurry; not running, but quickly and quietly so as to not attract attention.
Definitions include: to go away, to get kicked out
Definitions include: to leave or exit quickly.
Definitions include: to leave or go.
Definitions include: to leave.
Definitions include: to disagree with someone; "that is nonsense".
Definitions include: leaving, often quickly.
Definitions include: variant of bounce, i.e. to leave.
Definitions include: to leave quickly.
Definitions include: to leave.
Definitions include: to leave quickly due to fear.

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Other terms relating to 'break':

Definitions include: a demanding superior.
Definitions include: "breaking and entering".
Definitions include: a bathroom break.
Definitions include: to leave a place to go somewhere else.
Definitions include: a statement of "Good luck," in situations where wishes of "Good luck" is considered bad luck, such as in theatre.
Definitions include: to hurry.
Definitions include: to leave in a hurry or abruptly.
Definitions include: to end a relationship.
Definitions include: to share with someone.
Definitions include: to have sex with someone.
Definitions include: to excessively praise one's self.
Definitions include: to complain, scold, harass, or nag as to provoke anger.
Definitions include: to take or lose one's virginity.
Definitions include: to empty one's pockets of all possessions.
Definitions include: to beat a person; "kick (one's) ass".

Other terms relating to 'out':

Definitions include: the feeling when you defecate huge and your anus is stretched.
Definitions include: fatigued after amphetamine use.
Definitions include: very; really; extremely.
Definitions include: to ask a person on a date.
Definitions include: in an irreparably bad situation; "out of luck"; "screwed".
Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
Definitions include: to get someone out of jail by posting bail.
Definitions include: to tell on someone; "snitch".
Definitions include: a session of getting baked (i.e. high from marijuana.)
Definitions include: to leave.
Definitions include: See also balls to the wall.
Definitions include: to hit or cause bodily injury.
Definitions include: to study to excess or to be over-competitive in school-work.
Definitions include: to beat severely.
Definitions include: to beat severely.

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