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| bedpan |
a shallow pan used as a toilet by a person who cannot get out of bed. |
| drop off |
to let someone get out of a vehicle. |
| gangway |
"Get out of the way!"; "Make way!" [1/4 definitions] |
| git1 |
(informal; sometimes offensive) Now go! Get out of here, now! Get going! (used alone and in command form only). [1/2 definitions] |
| leave off |
to let (someone) get out of one's vehicle at a particular place. [1/3 definitions] |
| let off |
to allow (someone) to get out of one's vehicle. [1/3 definitions] |
| look out |
(slang) used to tell someone in a rough manner to get out of one's way. [1/2 definitions] |
| rouse |
to wake up; get out of bed. [1/3 definitions] |
| scram1 |
(informal) to get out; go away immediately. |
| stick2 |
to enter something and not be able to get out. [1/4 definitions] |
| tight |
difficult to manage or get out of. [1/7 definitions] |
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