Rhymes with about

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Two-syllable rhymes

lash out — the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
last out — to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
lay out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
leave out — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
let out — (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
live out — residing away from the place of one's employment: a live-out cook.
lock out — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
log out — a portion or length of the trunk or of a large limb of a felled tree.
look out — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
luck out — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
make out — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
map out — a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
move out — an act or instance of moving; movement.
no doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
nose out — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
opt out — to make a choice; choose (usually followed by for).
pan out — a broad, shallow container of metal, usually having sides flaring outward toward the top, used in various forms for frying, baking, washing, etc.
pass out — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
pay out — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
phase out — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
pick out — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
pig out — a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
play out — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
point out — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
poop out — to cause to become out of breath or fatigued; exhaust: Climbing that mountain pooped the whole group.
pop out — a short, quick, explosive sound.
prout — Ebenezer. 1835–1909, English musicologist and composer, noted for his editions of works by Handel and J. S. Bach
pull out — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
punch out — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
put out — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
puzzle out — a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
rain out — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
redoubt — Mount, an active volcano in S Alaska, on the Alaska Peninsula: highest peak in the Aleutian Range. 10,197 feet (3108 meters).
reroute — a course, way, or road for passage or travel: What's the shortest route to Boston?
ride out — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
rig out — Chiefly Nautical. to put in proper order for working or use. to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc. to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard, or the like.
ring out — to give forth a clear resonant sound, as a bell when struck: The doorbell rang twice.
roll out — a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
root out — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
rough out — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
round out — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
rub out — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
rule out — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
run out — an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
sack out — a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
score out — to delete or cancel by marking through with a line or lines; cross out
sea scout — (often initial capital letters) a member of a scouting program that provides training in boating and other water activities.
sea trout — any of various species of trout inhabiting salt water, as the salmon trout, Salmo trutta.
seek out — search, hunt
sell out — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
send out — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
set out — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
shell out — a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
shut out — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
single out — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
sit out — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
sleep out — live-out.
smoke out — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
sniff out — detect
snuff out — the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick.
sort out — a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort.
sound out — to measure or try the depth of (water, a deep hole, etc.) by letting down a lead or plummet at the end of a line, or by some equivalent means.
spell out — to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.): Did I spell your name right?
spin out — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
stake-out — a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
stamp out — to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
stand out — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
start out — begin career
step out — a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
stick out — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
stink out — to emit a strong offensive smell.
strike out — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
string out — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
suss out — Chiefly British Slang. to investigate or figure out (usually followed by out).
swear out — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
take out — the act of taking.
tap out — type
think out — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
thrash out — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
throughout — in or to every part of; everywhere in: They searched throughout the house.
throw out — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
time out — a brief suspension of activity; intermission or break.
trick out — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
trip out — a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
trot out — (of a horse) to go at a gait between a walk and a run, in which the legs move in diagonal pairs, but not quite simultaneously, so that when the movement is slow one foot at least is always on the ground, and when fast all four feet are momentarily off the ground at once.
try out — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
turf out — remove, eject
turn out — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
walk out — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
wash out — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
watch out — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
wear out — the act of wearing; use, as of a garment: articles for winter wear; I've had a lot of wear out of this coat; I had to throw away the shirt after only three wears.
weed out — a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
wiped out — completely exhausted.
wipe out — an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
without — with the absence, omission, or avoidance of; not with; with no or none of; lacking: without help; without shoes; without her helping me; without him to help.
work out — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
worn out — worn or used beyond repair.
write out — to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe: Write your name on the board.
act out — If you act out an event which has happened, you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play.
air out — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
all-out — You use all-out to describe actions that are carried out in a very energetic and determined way, using all the resources available.
ask out — invite on a date
back out — If you back out, you decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do.
bail out — If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money.
bang out — If a company bangs out a poor quality product, they produce large quantities of it in order to make money.
bawl out — If someone bawls you out, they shout at you angrily because you have done something wrong.
bean sprout — Bean sprouts are small, long, thin shoots grown from beans. They are frequently used in Chinese cookery.
bear out — If someone or something bears a person out or bears out what that person is saying, they support what that person is saying.
beat out — If you beat out sounds on a drum or similar instrument, you make the sounds by hitting the instrument.
belt out — If you belt out a song, you sing or play it very loudly.
black out — If you black out, you lose consciousness for a short time.
block out — If someone blocks out a thought, they try not to think about it.
blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
blow out — If you blow out a flame or a candle, you blow at it so that it stops burning.
blurt out — If someone blurts something out, they blurt it.
bomb out — If a building or area is bombed out, it is destroyed by bombs. If people are bombed out, their houses are destroyed by bombs.
boot out — If someone boots you out of a job, organization, or place, you are forced to leave it.
bow out — If you bow out of something, you stop taking part in it.
boy scout — The Boy Scouts is an organization for boys which teaches them discipline and practical skills.
branch out — If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
break out — If something such as war, fighting, or disease breaks out, it begins suddenly.
bring out — When a person or company brings out a new product, especially a new book or CD, they produce it and put it on sale.
brook trout — a North American freshwater trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, introduced in Europe and valued as a food and game fish
brown trout — a common brownish variety of the trout Salmo trutta that occurs in the rivers of N Europe and has been successfully introduced in North America
bug out — to depart hurriedly; run away; retreat
burn out — If a fire burns itself out, it stops burning because there is nothing left to burn.
burst out — If someone bursts out laughing, crying, or making another noise, they suddenly start making that noise. You can also say that a noise bursts out.
buy out — If you buy someone out, you buy their share of something such as a company or piece of property that you previously owned together.
call out — If you call someone out, you order or request that they come to help, especially in an emergency.
camp out — If you say that people camp out somewhere in the open air, you are emphasizing that they stay there for a long time, because they are waiting for something to happen.
cast out — To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
catch out — To catch someone out means to cause them to make a mistake that reveals that they are lying about something, do not know something, or cannot do something.
chalk out — to outline (a plan, scheme, etc); sketch
check out — When you check out of a hotel or clinic where you have been staying, or if someone checks you out, you pay the bill and leave.
chew out — If you chew someone out, you tell them off in a very angry way.
chill out — To chill out means to relax after you have done something tiring or stressful.
chuck out — If you chuck something out, you throw it away, because you do not need it or cannot use it.
churn out — To churn out something means to produce large quantities of it very quickly.
clean out — If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
clear out — If you tell someone to clear out of a place or to clear out, you are telling them rather rudely to leave the place.
clock out — Clock out means the same as clock off.
close out — to terminate (a client's or other account) on which the margin is inadequate or exhausted, usually by sale of securities to realize cash
comb out — to remove (tangles or knots) from (the hair) with a comb
come out — When a new product such as a book or CD comes out, it becomes available to the public.
conk out — If something such as a machine or a vehicle conks out, it stops working or breaks down.
cop out — If you say that someone is copping out, you mean they are avoiding doing something they should do.
count out — If you count out a sum of money, you count the notes or coins as you put them in a pile one by one.
crank out — If you say that a company or person cranks out a quantity of similar things, you mean they produce them quickly, in the same way, and are usually implying that the things are not original or are of poor quality.
crop out — (of a formation of rock strata) to appear or be exposed at the surface of the ground; outcrop
cry out — If you cry out, you call out loudly because you are frightened, unhappy, or in pain.
cub scout — a member of a junior branch (for those aged 8–11 years) of the Scout Association
cut out — If you cut something out, you remove or separate it from what surrounds it using scissors or a knife.
deal out — If someone deals out a punishment or harmful action, they punish or harm someone.
deck out — If a person or thing is decked out with or in something, they are decorated with it or wearing it, usually for a special occasion.
devout — A devout person has deep religious beliefs.
die out — If something dies out, it becomes less and less common and eventually disappears completely.
dig out — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
dine out — to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
dish out — an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
drag out — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
draw out — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
drop out — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
drown out — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
drum out — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
dry out — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
eagle scout — a boy scout who has achieved the highest rank in U.S. scouting.
eat out — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
fade out — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
fall out — an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
farm out — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
feel out — to perceive or examine by touch.
fill out — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
find out — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
fit out — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
fizzle out — to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly.
flake out — flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
flat out — horizontally level: a flat roof.
flesh out — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
foul out — grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell.
freak out — any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
freeze out — the act of freezing; state of being frozen.
get out — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
girl scout — (sometimes initial capital letters) a member of an organization of girls (Girl Scouts) founded in the U.S. in 1912 by Juliette Low that seeks to develop certain skills, as well as health, citizenship, and character.
give out — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
go out — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
gross out — something that is disgustingly offensive.
hand out — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
hear out — listen to the end
help out — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
hide out — British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
hire out — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
hold out — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
hole out — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
horned pout — a bullhead, especially the brown bullhead.
keep out — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
kick out — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
kit out — a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose: a first-aid kit; a sales kit.
knocked out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
knock out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
lake trout — a large, fork-tailed trout, Salvelinus namaycush, of the lakes of Canada and the northern U.S., valued as a food and game fish.

Three-syllable rhymes

bottom out — If a trend such as a fall in prices bottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount.
brussels sprout — Brussels sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages.
cancel out — If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced.
carry out — If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.
chicken out — If someone chickens out of something they were intending to do, they decide not to do it because they are afraid.
contract out — If a company contracts out work, they employ other companies to do it.
ferret out — a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
figure out — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
filter out — ignore
go all out — make a full effort
hammer out — a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
iron out — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
measure out — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
ocean pout — an eelpout, Macrozoarces americanus, common along the northeastern coast of North America.
parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
peter out — to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
played out — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
rainbow trout — a trout, Salmo gairdnerii, native in the coastal waters and streams from Baja California to Alaska, used as a food and game fish.
salmon trout — a European trout, Salmo trutta.
speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
straighten out — make straighter
talent scout — a person whose business it is to recognize and recruit persons of marked aptitude for a certain field or occupation, especially in entertainment or sports.
well thought out — produced by or showing the results of much thought: a carefully thought-out argument.
without doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.

One-syllable rhymes

bout — If you have a bout of an illness or of an unpleasant feeling, you have it for a short period.
clout — If you clout someone, you hit them.
doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
drought — A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this.
flout — to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: to flout the rules of propriety.
gout — an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
grout — a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
kraut — Informal. sauerkraut.
lout — an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
out — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
pout — to thrust out the lips, especially in displeasure or sullenness.
rout — a bellow.
route — a course, way, or road for passage or travel: What's the shortest route to Boston?
scout — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
shout — to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.
snout — the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
spout — to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet.
sprout — to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
stout — bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat: She is getting too stout for her dresses. Synonyms: big, rotund, stocky, portly, fleshy. Antonyms: thin, lean, slender, slim; skinny, scrawny.
tout — to solicit business, employment, votes, or the like, importunately.
trout — any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon. Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.

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