shell out

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Synonyms: sell out, spell out, smell out, shells out, hell out, spill out, help out, sell-out, sellout, chill out, shell suit

Antonyms: sell out, spell out, smell out, shells out, hell out, spill out, help out, sell-out, sellout, chill out, shell suit

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|informal|ambitransitive}} To pay [[money]], to [[disburse]]; especially, to pay a great deal of money.
2. {{lb|en|computing|especially|Unix}} To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive [[shell]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A game played on a billiard table, a variation of [[pool]].

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