sell out

v 1: get rid of all one's merchandise [syn: {sell up}, {liquidize}]

2: give inside information to; as to the police [syn: {tip off}]

shell out

[Unix] To spawn an interactive subshell from within a program

(e.g. a mailer or editor). "Bang foo runs foo in a subshell,

while bang alone shells out."

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(1995-05-11)