English verb: sell out | |||
1. | sell out (possession) get rid of all one's merchandise | ||
Synonyms | liquidize, sell up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out | ||
Entail | sell | ||
Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
2. | sell out (communication) give information that compromises others | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on | ||
Entail | break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap | ||