Phrase guide

dress out

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To change one's clothes to prepare for outdoors activities, such as physical education; to be wearing clothes appropriate for such activities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change, get changed

2

verb

Meaning 2

To dress and equip (staff or patients) in preparation for leaving the hospital.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To butcher and prepare (an animal) for consumption.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ergative, sometimes, transitive

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dress

4

verb

Meaning 4

kill and prepare for market or consumption

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • dress a turkey

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dress

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cook, fix, ready, make, prepare

History

Etymology

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