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Definition of get out phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

get out

phrasal verb
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get out
  1. to become known
    • If this gets out there'll be trouble.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGet out is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • passenger
    • secret
    • word
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get something out
  1. to produce or publish something
    • Will we get the book out by the end of the year?
  2. to say something with difficulty
    • She managed to get out a few words of thanks.
get out (of something)
 
  1. to leave or go out of a place
    • You ought to get out of the house more.
    • She screamed at me to get out.
See get out in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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