SPELL OUT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

Example:

We had to spell out our names for the police officer

Synonyms:

spell; spell out

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "spell out" is one way to...):

recite (repeat aloud from memory)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "spell out"):

misspell (spell incorrectly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Make explicit; specify in detail

Example:

You should spell out your demands

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "spell out" is one way to...):

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Meaning:

Spell fully and without abbreviating

Example:

Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "spell out" is one way to...):

spell; write (write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something