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Look out
verb, slang
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Verb
- 1 To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger. idiomatic, intransitive
"While you're in the city center, look out for the dodgy street vendors."
- 2 to protect someone's interests wordnet
- 3 To find by looking: to hunt out. idiomatic, transitive
"Morgan pulled a Greek lexicon toward him (he used a Greek-German), to look out a word, instead of asking it of Pemberton."
- 4 be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful wordnet
- 5 To be facing.
"A spacious room that looks out on the sea."
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- 6 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, out.
"On the morning of the eighth day, he found himself looking out across the river."
- 7 Ellipsis of look out for (someone) abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, intransitive
"Hey man, I know it costs four dollars but I only have three. Can you please look out?"
- 8 To be supportive or protective of someone.
"You better look out for your little brother."
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