English verb: come out of the closet | |||
1. | come out of the closet (communication) to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality | ||
Samples | This actor outed last year. | ||
Synonyms | come out, out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap | ||