English Explanatory Dictionary

shell out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To pay money, to disburse; especially, to pay a great deal of money.
  2. To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.
noun
  1. A game played on a billiard table, a variation of pool.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

shell out shells out shelling out shelled out

Synonyms

cough up fork out fork over
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