way out

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way out

  • /weɪ ˈaʊt/

Sounds like weigh out

noun ways out

  1. A means of exit. The way out is along this corridor, through there.
  2. An act or instance of departure. Lock the door on your way out.
  3. figuratively A solution to a problem; an escape. This is a real mess. I need a way out.

Opposite: way in

adjective more way out · most way out

  1. colloquial Unconventional, eccentric. This modern art is too way out for me.

adverb

  1. not comparable Far away; to or at a great distance. He lives way out in the middle of nowhere.

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Opposite: way in

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noun exit

Русскийвы́ход výxod

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@misc{way_out_2026,
  title = {way out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/way%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}