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DOWN-AND-OUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who is destitute

Example:

he tried to help the down-and-out

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("down-and-out" is a kind of...):

have-not; poor person (a person with few or no possessions)

Derivation:

down-and-out (lacking resources (or any prospect of resources))

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unsuccessful (not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome)

Derivation:

down-and-out (a person who is destitute)

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