"buy out from under" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: buys out from under [present, singular, third-person], buying out from under [participle, present], bought out from under [participle, past], bought out from under [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|buy<,,bought> out from under}} buy out from under (third-person singular simple present buys out from under, present participle buying out from under, simple past and past participle bought out from under)
  1. (ditransitive) To purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy. Tags: ditransitive
    Sense id: en-buy_out_from_under-en-verb-mfiV7wvF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "from", English phrasal verbs formed with "out", English phrasal verbs formed with "under", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "from": 73 27 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 83 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "under": 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (transitive) To make a payment to escape from or cancel (a problem). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-buy_out_from_under-en-verb-SPMrscjk

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "buys out from under",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buying out from under",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bought out from under",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bought out from under",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "73 27",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
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          "_dis": "87 13",
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          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We better make an offer before somebody buys the house out from under us.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy."
      ],
      "id": "en-buy_out_from_under-en-verb-mfiV7wvF",
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          "purchase",
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        [
          "intend",
          "intend"
        ],
        [
          "buy",
          "buy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ditransitive) To purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ditransitive"
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He bought out from under his legal problems.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make a payment to escape from or cancel (a problem)."
      ],
      "id": "en-buy_out_from_under-en-verb-SPMrscjk",
      "links": [
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "payment",
          "payment"
        ],
        [
          "escape",
          "escape"
        ],
        [
          "cancel",
          "cancel"
        ],
        [
          "problem",
          "problem"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make a payment to escape from or cancel (a problem)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "buy out from under"
}
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    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"under\"",
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      "form": "buys out from under",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buying out from under",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bought out from under",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bought out from under",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "We better make an offer before somebody buys the house out from under us.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "To purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy."
      ],
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          "purchase",
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        ],
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          "intend",
          "intend"
        ],
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          "buy",
          "buy"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ditransitive) To purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ditransitive"
      ]
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "He bought out from under his legal problems.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make a payment to escape from or cancel (a problem)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "payment",
          "payment"
        ],
        [
          "escape",
          "escape"
        ],
        [
          "cancel",
          "cancel"
        ],
        [
          "problem",
          "problem"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make a payment to escape from or cancel (a problem)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "buy out from under"
}

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