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WAY OUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An opening that permits escape or release
Example:
the canyon had only one issue
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("way out" is a kind of...):
opening (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "way out"):
outfall (the outlet of a river or drain or other source of water)
Context examples:
This suggests that if you had a challenge (or will have one in early February), you can find your way out of the briar patch by calmly talking things through.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
We shall certainly find some way out of your difficulties.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"Yes, and a quick way out of our troubles," replied the Lion.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
As of this week, Curiosity has exited these buttes toward the south, driving up to the base of the final butte on its way out.
(Mars Rover Views Spectacular Layered Rock Formations, NASA)
“There is the card-room, Rodney,” said my uncle, as we passed an open door on our way out.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I didn't know it this morning, and there was no time to send word, for I met him on the way out.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Her habits of ready submission, on the contrary, made her almost instantly rise and lead the way out of the room.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
Some way out from the town a line of pessoners, creyers, and other small craft were rolling lazily on the gentle swell.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
While the team was trying to figure out how to conserve energy and keep our core heated, the engineers came up with a completely new way out of the problem: Jump Jupiter's shadow.
(NASA's Juno Navigators Enable Jupiter Cyclone Discovery, NASA)
The only way out was between the two tepees, and this the boy guarded.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
