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WORDNET DICTIONARY
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RELATED WORDS : act out acting out air out all get out all out argus shell ark shell artillery shell ask out average out babble out back out bail out bale out band shell bang out bat out bawl out bawling out bear out beat out belly out belt out bite out blab out black out blacken out blank out blank shell blare out blat out blaze out blazon out bleach out bleep out block out blossom out blot out blotted out blow out blow out of the water blubber out bluff out blunder out blurt out boat shell bolt out bomb out boom out boot out borne out bottom out bounce out bow out bracket out branch out brave out brazen out break out breathe out breathing out bring out bubble shell bug out bulge out burn out burst out bush out buy out call out camp out cancel out carry out carrying out cash out cast out catch out cavern out centrifuge out chalk out check out chew out chewing out chicken out chill out chuck out churn out clapped out clean out clear out clock out close out coat-of-mail shell comb out come out come out of the closet coming out conk out contract out cook out cop out copy out core out cough out count out crank out crap out crawfish out crop out cross out crowd out crush out cry out cry out for cull out cuss out cut it out cut out cutting out day in and day out day in day out deal out dealt out deck out decked out die out dig out dine out dish out dole out doled out dope out drag out dragged out draw out drawn out dress out drive out drop out drown out drum out dry out duck out eat out ebb out edit out eke out electron shell even out factor out fade out fag out fall out falling out fan out far out farm out fatten out feel out feeling out ferret out fig out figure out file out fill out filter out find out finish out first in first out fish out of water fit out fitted out fizzle out flake out flare out flat out flatten out flesh out fleshed out flip out flood out flow out flunk out follow out force out forcing out fork out foul out freak out freeze out gas shell get out get out of give out go all out go out goroon shell gouge out grind out gross out ground out grub out hammer out hand out hang out hash out hear out help out hew out hide out hire out hold out hold out on hole out holler out hollow out hop out inside out invite out ioqua shell iron out jump out jut out keep out key out kick out kit out knock out knocked out lamp shell lash out last in first out last out lay out leaf out leak out leap out leave out leaving out let out let the cat out of the bag lift out light out live out lock out log out look out look out on look out over luck out maara shell mail out make out map out march out mark out mask shell max out measure out mellow out mete out meted out moon shell move out muster out nose out odd man out ooze out opt out out out and away out and out out cold out front out group out in out in the open out loud out of out of action out of bounds out of breath out of character out of commission out of control out of date out of doors out of favor out of focus out of gear out of hand out of humor out of it out of joint out of keeping out of kilter out of line out of luck out of nothing out of order out of phase out of place out of play out of pocket out of practice out of print out of proportion out of reach out of season out of shape out of sight out of sorts out of stock out of the blue out of the ordinary out of the question out of the running out of thin air out of this world out of touch out of true out of use out of view out of wedlock out of whack out of work out on a limb out or keeping out to oyster shell pan out parcel out parceled out pass out patty shell pay out peal out peter out phase out pick out pie shell pig out pip out play out played out plump out point out pointing out poke out pooch out poop out pop out portion out pour out press out prim out printing out pry out psych out puff out pull out pull out all the stops pulling out punch out push out put out put out feelers puzzle out racing shell rag out rain out ration out ravel out reach out reason out rent out report out ride out rig out rigged out ring out rip out roll out root out rough out round out rout out rub out rule out run out rush out sack out sally out scallop shell scarf out scent out scoop out score out scorpion shell scratch out screen out seek out sell out send out separate out set out shared out shell shell bean shell bean plant shell collecting shell corporation shell entity shell game shell ginger shell jacket shell parakeet shell plating shell shock shell stitch shoot out shotgun shell shout out shut out sieve out single out single shell sit out sleep out slip out of smell out smoke out smooth out snap out of it sneak out sniff out snuff out sort out sound out sounding out spaced out speak out spell out spew out spike out spill out spin out spit out spread out squeeze out squirm out of stake out stamp out stand out star shell start out step out stick it out stick out sticking out stink out straight out straighten out stretch out stretched out strike out string out strung out stub out suck out sugar shell suss out swear out sweat it out sweep out swing out take out talk out of tank shell tap out tear out thin out think out thrash out throw out throw out of kilter thrust out thump out time out time out of mind tire out tog out tooth shell top out torpedo shell tortoise shell toss out tough it out trick out tricked out trip out trot out trump out try out tucker out tuckered out turf out turn inside out turn out turned out tusk shell usher out vege out vote out walk out walk out of wash out washed out watch out watch out for way out wear out weed out well out well thought out white out whizbang shell win out winkle out winnow out wipe out wiped out work out working out worm out of worn out wring out write out zonk out

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb shell out has 1 sense

• shell out(v = verb.possession) administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
is one way to give
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

THESAURUS

shell out

accord, administer, afford, allot, allow, award, bestow, bestow on, budget, communicate, confer, cost, cost out, deal, deal out, disburse, dish out, dispense, dole, dole out, donate, expend, extend, fork out, gift, gift with, give, give freely, give out, go through, grant, hand out, heap, help to, impart, incur costs, invest, issue, lavish, lay out, let have, mete, mete out, offer, open the purse, outlay, pay, pay out, pour, present, proffer, put out, rain, render, run through, schedule, serve, shower, sink money in, slip, snow, spend, splurge, squander, tender, throw money around, vouchsafe, yield

ROGET THESAURUS

shell out

Payment

VB pay, defray, make payment, paydown, pay on the nail, pay ready money, pay at sight, pay in advance, cash, honor a bill, acknowledge, redeem, pay in kind, pay one's way, pay one's shot, pay one's footing, pay the piper, pay sauce for all, pay costs, do the needful, shell out, fork out, cough up, fork over, come down with, come down with the dust, tickle the palm, grease the palm, expend, put down, lay down, discharge, settle, quit, acquit oneself of, foot the bill, account with, reckon with, settle with, be even with, be quits with, strike a balance, settle accounts with, balance accounts with, square accounts with, quit scores, wipe off old scores, clear off old scores, satisfy, pay in full, satisfy all demands, pay in full of all demands, clear, liquidate, pay up, pay old debts, disgorge, make repayment, repay, refund, reimburse, retribute, make compensation, pay by credit card, put it on the plastic.

Expenditure

VB expend, spend, run through, get through, pay, disburse, ante, ante up, pony up, open the purse strings, loose the purse strings, untie the purse strings, lay out, shell out, fork out, fork over, bleed, make up a sum, invest, sink money, run up debts, run up bills (debt), fee, pay one's way, subscribe, subsidize.

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