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shell out
Overview of verb shell-out
The verb shell out has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out -- (administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone")
Antonyms of verb shell-out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shell-out
1 sense of shell out
Sense 1
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
=> give
=> transfer
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shell-out
1 sense of shell out
Sense 1
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
=> assign, allot, portion
=> reallot
=> deal
=> give, apply
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shell-out
1 sense of shell out
Sense 1
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
=> give
'Cause To' of verb shell-out
Derived Forms of verb shell-out
Domain of verb shell-out
Domain Terms of verb shell-out
Familiarity of verb shell-out
shell out used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb shell-out
1 sense of shell out
Sense 1
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something to somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb shell-out
1 sense of shell out
Sense 1
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
> give
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
=> cough up, pony up, spit up
=> lease, let, rent
=> support
=> pay
=> accord, allot, grant
=> allow, grant
=> present, submit
=> bestow
=> heap
=> distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
=> offer, proffer
=> contribute, give, chip in, kick in
=> render, return
=> deposit, bank
=> concede, yield, cede, grant
=> lend, loan
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
=> requite, repay
=> spare, give up, part with, dispense with
=> vest
=> enfeoff
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shell-out
Sense 1
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
=> give
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