"get the word out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get the word out.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets the word out [present, singular, third-person], getting the word out [participle, present], got the word out [past], got the word out [UK, participle, past], gotten the word out [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> the word out}} get the word out (third-person singular simple present gets the word out, present participle getting the word out, simple past got the word out, past participle (UK) got the word out or (US) gotten the word out)
  1. (idiomatic) To make some information more widely known. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-get_the_word_out-en-verb-9Kp-RSeu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for get the word out meaning in English (1.5kB)

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        "(idiomatic) To make some information more widely known."
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