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SPELL OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
Example:
We had to spell out our names for the police officer
Synonyms:
spell; spell out
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "spell out" is one way to...):
recite (repeat aloud from memory)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "spell out"):
misspell (spell incorrectly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make explicit; specify in detail
Example:
You should spell out your demands
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "spell out" is one way to...):
particularise; particularize; specialise; specialize; specify (be specific about)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 3
Meaning:
Spell fully and without abbreviating
Example:
Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "spell out" is one way to...):
spell; write (write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
