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Definition: IN AND OUT |
IN AND OUT1. (Naut.), through and through; -- said of a through bolt in a ship's side. --Knight. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Convolution | Adverb: in and out, round and round; a can of worms; Gordian knot. |
Evolution | Adverb: to and fro, up and down, backwards and forwards, hither and yon, seesaw, zigzag, wibble-wabble, in and out, from side to side, like buckets in a well. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | You lollygag in and out of the dugout. (Bull Durham; writing credit: Ron Shelton.) You know, like when a prairie dog sticks his head in and out of the ground. (Rat Race; writing credit: Andy Breckman) Call me paranoid but I don't trust spiders, I don't trust Predacons and I don't trust dames who sneak in and out of classified areas when they think that nobody is watching. (Beast Wars: Transformers; writing credit: Bob Forward; Lawrence G. DiTillio) I'm going in and out of that gate until I get nine baseball caps. (A Charlie Brown Celebration; writing credit: Charles M. Schulz) In and out, in and out, side side side side side. (High Anxiety; writing credit: Mel Brooks; Ron Clark) | |
Lyrics | Don't want the pain of falling in and out of love (Brokenhearted; performing artist: Brandy) Dance in and out of the beams (Neon Moon; performing artist: Brooks & Dunn) Funky Claude was running in and out (Smoke on the Water; performing artist: Deep Purple) Running in and out my life has got me so confused (Don't Let Go (Love) Chorus; performing artist: En Vogue) In and out of hiding places (No Son Of Mine; performing artist: Genesis) | |
Clever | Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. (references; author: unknown) Church members are either pillars or caterpillars: the pillars hold up the church, and the caterpillars just crawl in and out. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | In and Out (1930) | |
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![]() | High-water flood events bring fish in and out of the system. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. | ![]() | The Miller-Casella deep-sea thermometer, in and out of case. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate XVII, p. 53. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
![]() | In many people, increased pressure inside the eye causes glaucoma. In the front of the eye is a space called the anterior chamber. A clear liquid flows continuously in and out of this space and nourishes nearby tissues. Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health. | ![]() | Interior, looking north. Photograph by Jet Lowe, May 1985. (Reproduction Number: HAER OHIO,77-AKRO,6-18) Built by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in 1929, this cavernous structure was used for the construction and repair of zeppelins. Eleven steel parabolic arches, 221 feet high, support the airdock without additional interior columns, creating one of the largest open interior spaces in the world. This view shows the complicated system of overhead cranes and catwalks used to construct zeppelins, along with the huge curved door for moving zeppelins in and out of the airdock. The Goodyear Airdock calls to mind the great age of lighter-than-air aviation in the 1920s. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Brooklyn, New York. Dollies, carrying newly-machined engine parts, being moved in and out of the shipping room of a factory engaged in subcontracting work for aviation, shipbuilding and radio manufacturing concerns. This factory previously made oil burner. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | People began running in and out. |
Life, the Universe and Everything | Douglas Adams | A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic." |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Casy found a stick on the ground and held down the tongue with it, and the uneven breath rattled in and out. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | The box was close on every side, with a little door for me to go in and out, and a few gimlet holes to let in air. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Hold on to grab bars for support when getting in and out of the bathtub or shower. (references) | |
A clear fluid flows continuously in and out of this space and nourishes nearby tissues. (references) | ||
During stage 1, which is light sleep, we drift in and out of sleep and can be awakened easily. (references) | ||
Business | The most important is the installation of a Vessel Tracking System (VTS) that would streamline traffic in and out of both ports. (references) | |
It will connect the upcoming 1,450 MW hydel power project in NWFP province to the National Grid. It involves in and out arrangements at Ghazi Barotha for both existing Tarbela Gatti 500 KV transmission lines; two single circuit lines or one double circuit 500 KV transmission line between Ghazi Barotha and Rewat substation; one single circuit transmission line between Rewat and Lahore substations via proposed grid station at Ghakar, and one new 500 KV substation at Ghakar and extension of 500 KV facilities at Rewat to Lahore. (references) | ||
The Dames Moore Group of the U.S. was contracted to provide the master planning and financial services in 1999. The Mokpo New Port Co. Plans to begin the construction of four berths with a handling capacity of 3 million tons a year in August 2000 and is set for completion by the end of 2003. The Mokpo New Port Co. Plans to build a total of 22 berths with a handling capacity of 15 million tons of cargo including 166,000 TEUs through private investment by 2011. The new port will directly handle cargo in and out of the Daebul Industrial Complex. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Syria | In general Palestinian refugees no longer report unusual difficulties travelling in and out of the country, as was the case in the past. (references) |
Economic History | Nepal | Surface transport in and out of Nepal is severely constrained. (references) |
Korea | The ROKG has substantially removed past restrictions on financial transfers in and out of Korea. (references) | |
Human Rights | Iran | Amir-Entezam has spent much of the past 20 years in and out of prison since being arrested on charges of collaboration with the United States following the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran by revolutionary militants in 1979. In his original trial, Amir-Entezam was denied defense counsel and access to the allegedly incriminating evidence that was gathered from the overtaken U.S. Embassy and used against him. (references) |
Minorities | Guinea | Mutual suspicion affects relations across ethnic lines, in and out of the Government. (references) |
Political Economy | PHILIPPINES | In 2004, the highest rate on agricultural goods will be reduced to 30 percent, both in and out of quota. (references) |
Trade | Philippines | E.O. 334 proposed equalizing in and out of quota tariff rates for all goods by 2004, but would not eliminate the TRQ mechanism. (references) |
China | The PBOC and SAFE regulate the flow of foreign exchange in and out of the country, and set exchange rates through a "managed float" system. (references) | |
Burma | Despite sometimes onerous trade regulations, in actuality there is a tremendous amount of smuggling in and out of Burma, particularly across the long and often remote borders. (references) | |
Travel | Ukraine | The number of international airlines operating flights in and out of Kyiv is increasing. (references) |
Zambia | Zambia is landlocked and goods come in and out via air freight, or four ports: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Beira, Mozambique; Durban, South Africa; and Walvis Bay, Namibia. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Tajikistan | Traffickers may be prosecuted under laws prohibiting exploitation of prostitution, rape, kidnaping, buying and selling of minors, illegal limitations on arrival and departure in and out of the country, document fraud, and immigration violations. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
John Major | Well, I don't think it will be a quick in and out at all. I mean, Iraq is not a natural democracy and I think the troops that arrive there as liberators may well find themselves staying there for some time as peacekeepers. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | On women's issues, I have sought the counsel of men and women in and out of government and from all regions of our country. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | You can see heroes every day going in and out of factory gates. |
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Expressions using "IN AND OUT": dart in and out ♦ dart its tongue in and out ♦ domiciliary in and out delivery ♦ go in and out ♦ in and out of clouds ♦ in and out of season ♦ pop in and out ♦ stagger in and out ♦ straggle in and out ♦ To go in and out. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "IN AND OUT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | vajtje-ardhje (reciprocation), jashtë e brehda. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | подробно (at length, in detail, in full, intimately, minutely, narrowly, particularly), детайлно. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | bìhat sem a tam (dart in and out). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | paa boreplatforme paa havet fik fartoejets saetning boreroeret til at glide op og ned gennem sikkerhedsventilerne,medens oensket om ved boringer paa land under tryk at foere borestammen ned i og op af borehullet gav samme problemer (on offshore rigs, the heave of the vessel moved the pipe up and down through the preventers, while for onshore operations the desire to strip pipe in and out of the well under pressure presented the same problems), foderbordet bliver ved hjaelp af et motorspil trukket ud og ind (the feeding tables are hauled in and out by means of a motor winch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | poliklinische bevalling (domiciliary in and out delivery, domino delivery), poliklinisch bevallen (domiciliary in and out delivery, domino delivery), de voederbakken worden met een motorlier in-en uitgereden (the feeding tables are hauled in and out by means of a motor winch), bij offshore-boorinstallaties werd de pijp als gevolg van de deining in de afsluiters op en neer bewogen;bij werkzaamheden aan land deden zich dezelfde problemen voor bij het onder druk in-en uitbouwen van boorpijp (on offshore rigs, the heave of the vessel moved the pipe up and down through the preventers, while for onshore operations the desire to strip pipe in and out of the well under pressure presented the same problems). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | sur les installations de forage en mer,le pilonnement du navire entraînait des déplacements verticaux au travers des obturateurs,alors que pour des opérations terre,le souhait de manoeuvrer la garniture de forage dans le puits sous pression posait l (while for onshore operations the desire to strip pipe in and out of the well under pressure presented the same problems), les couloirs d'alimentation peuvent être retirés de l'étable et remis en place après approvisionnement l'aide d'un mototreuil câble (the feeding tables are hauled in and out by means of a motor winch), entrer et sortir en groupe (straggle in and out), entrer et sortir en chancelant (stagger in and out). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | züngeln (dart its tongue in and out, lambency, lick), die Futtertische werden mit einer Motorseilwinde ein-und ausgefahren (the feeding tables are hauled in and out by means of a motor winch), bei Offshore-Bohranlagen bewegte der Schiffshub das Bohrgestaenge auf und ab durch die Preventer,waehrend bei Onshore-Bohrarbeiten der Wunsch,Bohrgestaenge in unter Druck stehenden Bohrungen ein-und auszuschleusen,die gleichen Probleme brachte (on offshore rigs, the heave of the vessel moved the pipe up and down through the preventers, while for onshore operations the desire to strip pipe in and out of the well under pressure presented the same problems). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μπαινοβγαίνω (pop in and out), οι διάδρομοι τροφοδοσίας μπορούν να απομακρύνονται από τον στάβλο και να επανατοποθετούνται στη θέση τους μετά την τροφοδοσία με τη βοήθε (the feeding tables are hauled in and out by means of a motor winch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | ki-be. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | in un impianto offshore il sollevamento della nave muoveva le aste su e giù attraverso i preventers,mentre in operazioni su terra il montaggio e lo smontaggio delle aste sotto pressione presentava lo stesso problema (on offshore rigs, the heave of the vessel moved the pipe up and down through the preventers, while for onshore operations the desire to strip pipe in and out of the well under pressure presented the same problems), i corridori di alimentazione possono essere immessi nella e ritirati dalla stalla,mediante verricelli a motore (the feeding tables are hauled in and out by means of a motor winch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 出這入り (coming and going, debits and credit, free association, income and expenditure), 出入り (coming and going, debits and credit, free association, income and expenditure), 出入 (free associations, income and expenses, run of the house). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しゅつにゅう (free associations, income and expenses, run of the house), でいり (coming and going, debits and credit, free association, income and expenditure), ではいり (coming and going, debits and credit, free association, income and expenditure). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inay anday outay ter liberdade (go in and out), os corredores de alimentação podem ser retirados e reinstalados nos estábulos recorrendo a um guindaste (the feeding tables are hauled in and out by means of a motor winch). (various references) снаружи и изнутри, то внутрь, то наружу. (various references) i unutra i napolju. (various references) entrar y salir (go in and out), en las instalaciones de perforacion marina, el movimiento del barco de instalacion provoca desplazamientos verticales y transversales de los obturadores, mientras que para las operaciones en tier ra, la extraccion e introduccion de las varillas de perfora (on offshore rigs, the heave of the vessel moved the pipe up and down through the preventers, while for onshore operations the desire to strip pipe in and out of the well under pressure presented the same problems). (various references) ut och in (inside out), svängnings-. (various references) bir içeride bir dışarıda olan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | commeo. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 9, Verse 28 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai hn met autwn eisporeuomenoV kai ekporeuomenoV en ierousalhm kai parrhsiazomenoV en tw onomati tou kuriou ihsou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et erat cum illis intrans et exiens in Hierusalem et fiducialiter agens in nomine Domini |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he was with hem, and entride, and yede out in Jerusalem, and dide tristili in the name of Jhesu. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And he had his conuersacion with them at Ierusalem |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And he was with them, going in and out at Jerusalem, |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 9, Verse 28 |
| Albanian | Kështu ai qëndroi me ta në Jeruzalem, dhe shkonte e vinte, dhe fliste lirshëm në emër të Zotit Jezus. |
| Cebuano | Ug siya nahisulod-gula uban kanila didto sa Jerusalem, |
| Chinese | 於 是 掃 羅 在 耶 路 '' 冷 、 ' 門 ' 出 入 來 往 、 |
| Croatian | Od tada se s njima slobodno kretao po Jeruzalemu i smjelo propovijedao u ime Gospodnje. |
| Danish | Og han gik ind og gik ud med dem i Jerusalem |
| Dutch | En hij was met hen ingaande en uitgaande te Jeruzalem; |
| Finnish | Ja niin hän kävi heidän keskuudessaan sisälle ja ulos Jerusalemissa ja julisti rohkeasti Herran nimeä. |
| French | Il allait et venait avec eux dans Jérusalem, et s`exprimait en toute assurance au nom du Seigneur. |
| German | Und er war bei ihnen und ging aus und ein zu Jerusalem und predigte den Namen des HERRN Jesu frei. |
| Hungarian | És ki- és bejáratos vala köztük Jeruzsálemben: |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Maka itu Saulus tinggal dengan mereka, dan berkhotbah dengan berani di seluruh Yerusalem dengan nama Tuhan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka Saul itu pun berjalan keluar masuk bersama-sama dengan rasul-rasul itu di Yeruzalem, serta memasyhurkan nama Tuhan dengan terus terang. |
| Italian | Così egli potè stare con loro e andava e veniva a Gerusalemme, parlando apertamente nel nome del Signore |
| Maori | Na ka noho ia ki a ratou, haereere atu ana, haereere mai ana i Hiruharama, |
| Norwegian | Så gikk han da inn og ut med dem i Jerusalem |
| Portuguese | Assim andava com eles em Jerusalém, entrando e saindo, |
| Rumanian | De atunci se ducea wi venea kmpreunq cu ei kn Ierusalim, |
| Shuar | Tura Sauru Jerusarénnum Juákmiayi. Tura Yus-shuarjai irunar pujumiayi. |
| Spanish | Así entraba y salía con ellos en Jerusalén, |
| Swahili | Basi, Saulo alikaa pamoja nao, akatembelea Yerusalemu yote akihubiri neno la Bwana bila hofu. |
| Swedish | Sedan gick han fritt ut och in bland dem i Jerusalem och predikade frimodigt i Herrens namn; |
| Uma | Ngkai ree, hampodooa-ramo Saulus hante topetuku' Yesus hi Yerusalem, pai' modao' -i hobo' ngata mpoparata kareba Pue' Yesus hante uma ria kakoroa' -na. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-i-n-n-o-t-u" | |
-2 letters: adnoun, anoint, nation. | |
-3 letters: anion, audio, audit, danio, daunt, donna, donut, niton, tondi, union. | |
-4 letters: adit, anon, anti, aunt, auto, dato, daut, dint, dita, doat, doit, dona, duit, dunt, into, iota, naoi, nodi, nona, nota, noun, tain, toad, tuna, unai, undo, unit, unto. | |
-5 letters: ado, aid, ain, ait, and, ani, ant, din, dit, don. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-i-n-n-o-t-u" | |
+1 letter: inundator. | |
+2 letters: adjunction, astounding, denudation, foundation, fountained, induration, inundation, inundators, inundatory, nodulation, outdancing, undulation. | |
+3 letters: adjunctions, auditioning, denudations, fecundation, foundations, indurations, inundations, nodulations, nonauditory, outstanding, subdominant, uncaptioned, undulations. | |
+4 letters: antidilution, astoundingly, denaturation, denunciation, denunciatory, difunctional, fecundations, foundational, fountainhead, longitudinal, mountainside, noncustodial, noneducation, refoundation, subdominants, transduction, transudation, undercoating, uninoculated, unsanctioned. | |
+5 letters: conglutinated, cotransducing, degranulation, denaturations, denticulation, denunciations, disfunctional, documentarian, documentation, dysfunctional, equiponderant, fountainheads, grandiloquent, individuation, insubordinate, malfunctioned, mountainsides, noncultivated, noneducations, nonindustrial, outdistancing, outstandingly, refoundations, subordinating, subordination, transductions, transudations, unchlorinated, unconditional, unconstrained, uncoordinated, undercoatings, undoctrinaire, untraditional. | |
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