ALL meanings of spell out
spell out
S s - transitivephrasal verb spell out say how to write: a word 1
- transitivephrasal verb spell out form: a word 1
- transitivephrasal verb spell out say explicitly 1
- verb with object spell out to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.): Did I spell your name right? 1
- verb with object spell out (of letters) to form (a word, syllable, etc.): The letters spelled a rather rude word. 1
- verb with object spell out to read letter by letter or with difficulty (often followed by out): She painfully spelled out the message. 1
- verb with object spell out to discern or find, as if by reading or study (often followed by out). 1
- verb with object spell out to signify; amount to: This delay spells disaster for us. 1
- verb without object spell out to name, write, or give the letters of words, syllables, etc.: He spells poorly. 1
- verb without object spell out to express words by letters, especially correctly. 1
- phrasal verb spell out If you spell something out, you explain it in detail or in a very clear way. 0
- verb spell out to make clear, distinct, or explicit; clarify in detail 0
- verb spell out to read laboriously or with difficulty, working out each word letter by letter 0
- verb spell out to discern by study; puzzle out 0
- noun spell out to read letter by letter or with difficulty 0
- noun spell out to make out, or discern, as if by close reading 0
- noun spell out to explain exactly and in detail 0