snow out
snow out · snows out · snowed out · snowing out
To cover with snowTo cover with snow.
» It's really snowing out there.
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2 senses(idiomatic)To cover with snow.
(passive, regional)To prevent (an event) from occurring because of snow.
Examples
6 sentencesIt's really snowing out there.
Rain or snow, out you go.
ruВот Бог, а вот порог. — shanghainese
Ziri was spitting the snow out of his mouth.
Because my school was closed yesterday due to the snow, I hung out all day at home.
It was snowing out and we had to take our shoes off to run through the freezing stream.
Forms
snows out, snowing out, snowed out, snowed out| Base form | snow out · to snow out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | snows out |
| Present participle | snowing out |
| Past simple | snowed out |
| Past participle | snowed out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- snow upTo prevent (an event) from occurring due to snow.
- snow outTo cover with snow.
- snow inTo prevent from moving (from a building, in a city, etc) due to a large snowfall.
- snow downTo fall from the sky, as snow
- snow overSynonym of snow in.
- snow underTo overwhelm (with large quantities of something to be dealt with).
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsnow in
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb