down-and-out (redirected from down and out)

down-and-out or down and out (dounnd-out, -n-)

adj.

1. Lacking funds, resources, or prospects; destitute.

2. Incapacitated; prostrate.

n. also down-and-out·er (-outr)

One who is down-and-out.

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down-and-out

adj

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

n

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	down-and-out - a person who is destitute; "he tried to help the down-and-out" have-not, poor person - a person with few or no possessions
Adj.	1.	down-and-out - lacking resources (or any prospect of resources) unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

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down-and-out

adjective

destitute, ruined, impoverished, derelict, penniless, dirt-poor (informal), flat broke (informal), on your uppers (informal), without two pennies to rub together (informal) He looked unshaven, shabby and down-and-out.

noun

tramp, bum (informal), beggar, derelict, outcast, pauper, vagrant, vagabond, bag lady, dosser (Brit. slang) some poor down-and-out in need of a meal

Translations

down-and-out [ˈdaʊnənˌaʊt]

A. N (= tramp) → indigente mf, vagabundo/a m/f

B. ADJ to be down-and-out → no tener donde caerse muerto, estar sin un cuarto

down-and-out [ˈdaʊnəndˈaʊt]

1. adj (destitute) → sul lastrico

2. n (tramp) → barbone m

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down-and-out [ˈdaʊnəndˈaʊt]

1. adj (destitute) → sul lastrico

2. n (tramp) → barbone m