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got the word out

got the word out is the simple past and past participle of get the word out.

Meaning of get the word out

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To make some information more widely known.

Questions about got the word out

What is got the word out the simple past and past participle of?
Got the word out is the simple past and past participle of get the word out.

Words near got the word out in the dictionary

  1. got the thumb
  2. got the vapors
  3. got the vapours
  4. got the wall
  5. got the wind up
  6. got the word out
  7. got the worst of it
  8. got the wrong idea
  9. got there
  10. got through
  11. got through one's head

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