"air out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-air out.ogg [Australia] Forms: airs out [present, singular, third-person], airing out [participle, present], aired out [participle, past], aired out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} air out (third-person singular simple present airs out, present participle airing out, simple past and past participle aired out)
  1. (idiomatic) To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to expose to air): aerumi (Esperanto), aérer (French), przewietrzyć [perfective] (Polish), przewietrzać [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-air_out-en-verb-m2BA~WOx Disambiguation of 'to expose to air': 96 2 2
  2. (by extension) To discuss in the open; to address an issue or conflict that has long been avoided. Tags: broadly Translations (to discuss in the open): crever l’abcès (French)
    Sense id: en-air_out-en-verb-ndGAwN2s Disambiguation of 'to discuss in the open': 4 95 1
  3. (American football, slang) To throw passes, especially long and high passes. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-air_out-en-verb-jcxcO1cx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 36 48 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 31 24 44 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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