down-and-out

[ doun-uhnd-out, -uhn ]

/ ˈdaʊn əndˈaʊt, -ən /

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adjective

without any money, or means of support, or prospects; destitute; penniless.

without physical strength or stamina; disabled; incapacitated.

too physically weakened by repeated defeats to qualify as a competent professional boxer.

noun

Also down-and-outer. a person who is down-and-out.

Origin of down-and-out

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words nearby down-and-out

dowlas, dowly, Dow metal, down, down-and-dirty, down-and-out, down-at-the-heels, down-ballot, downbeat, down-bow, downburst

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Example sentences from the Web for down-and-out

It is Ma who refuses to abandon the down-and-out Wilson family even though their company may slow the journey west.
Is There a Ma Joad for the Piketty Era?|Katie Baker|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Oscars also like down-and-out characters and misunderstood geniuses, both of which tend to beget low-talkers.
Mumbling Wins Oscars!|Zachary Pincus-Roth|March 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But their impact on their down-and-out political parties may turn out to be nearly identical.
France's Sarah Palin|Eric Pape|November 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
There was business to be managed—no dillydallying in this day and generation, unless one would join the down-and-out club!
Making People Happy|Thompson Buchanan

Had about as much sympathy for a down-and-out, Steele did, as you'd find milk in a turnip.
Shorty McCabe on the Job|Sewell Ford
A man's a millionaire to-day and a member of the down-and-out club to-morrow.
Jack and the Check Book|John Kendrick Bangs
But that was nothin' to the down-and-out slump I found him in next night, when I goes around for my writin' lesson and so on.
Torchy|Sewell Ford
I went on down the street feeling almost like a man again and not a down-and-out ex-convict.
Kentucky in American Letters, v. 2 of 2|John Wilson Townsend

British Dictionary definitions for down-and-out

down-and-out

adjective

without any means of livelihood; impoverished and, often, socially outcast

noun

a person who is destitute and, often, homeless; a social outcast or derelict

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Idioms and Phrases with down-and-out

down and out

Lacking funds or prospects; destitute, penniless. For example, After losing his job, car, and home, he was completely down and out. This term probably originated in boxing, where it alludes to the fighter who is knocked down and stays down for a given time, thereby losing the bout. [c. 1900] Also see down for the count.

单词	down-and-out
释义	down-and-out [ doun-uhnd-out, -uhn ] / ˈdaʊn əndˈaʊt, -ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR down-and-out ON THESAURUS.COM adjective without any money, or means of support, or prospects; destitute; penniless. without physical strength or stamina; disabled; incapacitated. too physically weakened by repeated defeats to qualify as a competent professional boxer. noun Also down-and-outer. a person who is down-and-out. Origin of down-and-out An Americanism dating back to 1885–90 Words nearby down-and-out dowlas, dowly, Dow metal, down, down-and-dirty, down-and-out, down-at-the-heels, down-ballot, downbeat, down-bow, downburst Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for down-and-out It is Ma who refuses to abandon the down-and-out Wilson family even though their company may slow the journey west. Is There a Ma Joad for the Piketty Era?\|Katie Baker\|July 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Oscars also like down-and-out characters and misunderstood geniuses, both of which tend to beget low-talkers. Mumbling Wins Oscars!\|Zachary Pincus-Roth\|March 3, 2010\|DAILY BEAST But their impact on their down-and-out political parties may turn out to be nearly identical. France's Sarah Palin\|Eric Pape\|November 27, 2009\|DAILY BEAST There was business to be managed—no dillydallying in this day and generation, unless one would join the down-and-out club! Making People Happy\|Thompson Buchanan Had about as much sympathy for a down-and-out, Steele did, as you'd find milk in a turnip. Shorty McCabe on the Job\|Sewell Ford A man's a millionaire to-day and a member of the down-and-out club to-morrow. Jack and the Check Book\|John Kendrick Bangs But that was nothin' to the down-and-out slump I found him in next night, when I goes around for my writin' lesson and so on. Torchy\|Sewell Ford I went on down the street feeling almost like a man again and not a down-and-out ex-convict. Kentucky in American Letters, v. 2 of 2\|John Wilson Townsend British Dictionary definitions for down-and-out down-and-out adjective without any means of livelihood; impoverished and, often, socially outcast noun a person who is destitute and, often, homeless; a social outcast or derelict Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with down-and-out down and out Lacking funds or prospects; destitute, penniless. For example, After losing his job, car, and home, he was completely down and out. This term probably originated in boxing, where it alludes to the fighter who is knocked down and stays down for a given time, thereby losing the bout. [c. 1900] Also see down for the count. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to down-and-out bankrupt, needy, vagrant, defeated, outcast, vagabond, insolvent, derelict, beaten, broke, broken, destitute, finished, impoverished, in the red, penniless, poverty-stricken, ruined, beggared, in the gutter
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down-and-out

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adjective

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