get-out
Command to depart
Get-out functions as a noun or adjective related to leaving or escaping.
A get-out is an excuse or means of avoiding something: The contract has no get-out clause.
In British usage, it often appears in expressions of disbelief: Get out of it! shortened to Get out!
The phrase as all get-out is American informal for extremely: He's stubborn as all get-out.
Exploitable gap in rules
- pretextFabricated motive concealing truth
- alibiDefense of location
- justificationReason proving rightness
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
Depart swiftly from threat
- breakoutSudden escape from restraint
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
elude · dash · slip · vanish · disappear · sneak · hide · extricate
Absence of constraint
- liberationRelease from constraint
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- paroleConditional early release
acquittal · exoneration · amnesty · emancipation · clemency · reprieve · absolution · bail
loophole
Exploitable gap in rules
- pretextFabricated motive concealing truth
- alibiDefense of location
- justificationReason proving rightness
dodge · evasion · workaround · technicality · exemption
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
abscond · elude · dash · slip · vanish · disappear · sneak · hide · extricate · decamp
doorway
Passage into a room
gateway · opening · hatch · threshold · passageway · gangway · turnstile
freedom
Absence of constraint
- liberationRelease from constraint
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
parole · acquittal · exoneration · amnesty · emancipation · clemency · reprieve · absolution · bail · probation
emergency
Serious sudden danger
rescue · shelter · exodus · muster · clearance · withdrawal · retreat · safety · disaster · refugee
get-outcommitment
Firm pledge to act
trap · obligation · binding agreement · lock-in · bind
get-outaccountability
Obligation for one's actions
responsibility · admission · owning up · facing the music · confession
get-outentry
Access or submission
way in · engagement · involvement · buy-in · enrollment