Meanings
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1
phrase
US informal, in like all get-out: to an extreme degree or with great speed or force
The frightened horse ran like all get-out toward the open gate.
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2
noun
an opportunity, excuse, or loophole that allows escape from an obligation or difficulty
The cancellation clause gave either side a convenient get-out.
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3
noun
the dismantling and removal of scenery and equipment after a stage or studio production
The crew completed the get-out before midnight.
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Etymology
A noun formed from the phrasal verb get out. The escape sense is transparent, while theatrical use names the process of getting equipment out of a venue. The American expression all get-out, recorded in the nineteenth century, intensifies a comparison: fast, loud, or hard to the utmost degree.