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COME OUT

(verb)
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There are 11 meanings of the phrase Come Out.

Come Out - as a verb

Appear or become visible; make a showing

Example: "She turned up at the funeral"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
show upsurface12turn up

Be issued or published

Example: "Did your latest book appear yet?"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
appear10

Come out of

Example: "Water issued from the hole in the wall"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
come forthegress7emerge9go forthissue5
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Result or end

Example: "How will the game turn out?"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
turn out
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
cease7end4finish12stop6terminate11
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Drop out

Example: "His hair and teeth fell out"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
fall out

Take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal

Example: "Jerry came in third in the marathon"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
come inplace9

Make oneself visible; take action

Example: "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
come forwardcome to the forestep forwardstep to the fore

Bulge outward

Example: "His eyes popped"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bug outbulge8bulge outpop7pop outprotrude11start5

To state openly and publicly one's homosexuality

Example: "This actor outed last year"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
come out of the closetout3

Be made known; be disclosed or revealed

Example: "The truth will out"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
out3

Break out

Example: "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
break througherupt7push through
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
appear10
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Example Sentences

"The truth will eventually come out."
"She decided to come out as gay to her friends and family."
"The movie is going to come out next month."
"The book's new edition will come out in paperback."
"He waited anxiously for the lottery numbers to come out."
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