what does down-and-out mean?
DOWN-AND-OUT as NOUN
- Meaning
- a person who is destitute
Usage Example(s)
- he tried to help the down-and-out
Hypernyms(s) down-and-out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
DOWN-AND-OUT as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)
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