| VERB | motion | get out, exit, go out, leave | move out of or depart from |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | get out, bring out | take out of a container or enclosed space | |
| motion | get out, pull out | move out or away | |
| communication | get out | express with difficulty | |
| motion | get out, draw, pull, pull out, take out | bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover | |
| communication | get out, break, get around | be released or become known | |
| communication | get out, get off, get away, get by, escape | escape potentially unpleasant consequences |
| Meaning | take out of a container or enclosed space. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!" | |
| Synonym | bring out | |
| Narrower | winkle, winkle out | Remove or displace from a position |
| Broader | unpack, take out | Remove from its packing |
| Spanish | coger, sacar | |
| Meaning | Move out or away. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | pull out | |
| Broader | leave, go forth, go away | go away from a place |
| Opposite | pull in, get in, move in, draw in | Of trains |
| Similar to | chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow out | Remove oneself from an obligation |
| Meaning | Express with difficulty. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "I managed to get out a few words" | |
| Broader | state, say, tell | Express in words / words |
| Meaning | Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | draw, pull, pull out, take out | |
| Narrower | unsheathe | Draw from a sheath or scabbard |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Similar to | draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well |
| extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out, rip out, tear out | Remove, usually with some force or effort | |
| pull | take away | |
| Spanish | sacar | |
| Catalan | treure | |
| Meaning | Be released or become known; of news. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | break, get around | |
| Caused by | leak | tell anonymously |
| unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover | Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | |
| Narrower | leak, leak out | Be leaked |
| Similar to | unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover | Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret |
| Spanish | divulgarse | |
| Catalan | divulgar-se, esclatar, sortir a la llum | |
| Meaning | escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities" | |
| Synonyms | get off, get away, get by, escape | |
| Narrower | evade | Use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid |
| Broader | avoid | Stay clear from |
| Spanish | escaparsse, escapar | |
| Catalan | anar-se'n, escapar, escapolir-se, evadir-se, fugir, marxar, tocar el dos | |
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