get out

Verb

get out (third-person singular simple present gets out, present participle getting out, simple past got out, past participle (UK) got out or (US) gotten out)

1. (intransitive) To leave or escape.
   • In case of fire, get out by the nearest exit.
   • You have to get out on a bull to succeed in a rodeo.

   Synonyms:

   exit, go out

2. (intransitive) To come out of a situation; to escape a fate.
   • Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
3. (intransitive) To be released, especially from hospital or prison.
   • He's been in prison for six months, but he gets out next week.
4. (intransitive) To remove one's money from an investment; to end an investment.
   • I think copper prices will plummet this fall, so I'm getting out while I can.
5. (transitive) To help (someone) leave.
   • We must get the children out first.

   Synonyms:

   remove

6. (transitive) To take (something) from its container or storage place, so as to use or display it.
   • Get the playing cards out and we'll have a game of snap.
   • It's time to get the Christmas decorations out.

   Synonyms:

   take out, extract

7. (intransitive) To leave the inside of a vehicle such as a car. (Note: for public transport, get off is more common.)
   • I'll get out at the end of the road and walk from there.
8. (intransitive) To become known.
   • Somehow the secret got out.
   • We have to act before that fact gets out on us.

   Synonyms:

   transpire

9. (intransitive) To spend free time out of the house.
   • You work too hard. You should get out more.
10. (transitive) To publish or make available; to disseminate.
    • The organization has just gotten their newsletter out.
    • This candidate is struggling to get her message out.
11. (transitive) To say with difficulty.
    • He could hardly get the words out for the tears.
12. (transitive) To remove or eliminate (dirt or stains).
    • This detergent will get most household stains out.

    Synonyms:

    remove

13. (intransitive) To end.
    • School gets out in the afternoon.

Interjection

1. (literally) Commanding a person to leave.
   • Get out! I never want to see you in here again!
2. Indicating incredulity.
   • "Giants in armour, sir. Hundred feet high. Three legs and a body like 'luminium, with a mighty great head in a hood, sir." "Get out!" said the lieutenant. "What confounded nonsense!".1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 91
3. (Ireland, UK, slang) Expressing disapproval or disgust, especially after a bad joke.
   • Just get out.