dress out
verb
Simple meaning
Kill and prepare for market or consumption.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
drehsowtSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdɹɛˈsaʊt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
Kill and prepare for market or consumption
transitivesometimes ergative
To butcher and prepare (an animal) for consumption.
intransitive
To change one's clothes to prepare for outdoors activities, such as physical education; to be wearing clothes appropriate for such activities.
medicinetransitive
To dress and equip (staff or patients) in preparation for leaving the hospital.
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How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: Kill and prepare for market or consumption
Used this way, dress out is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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