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# outlet

noun (an outlet, outlets)

«outlet» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An outlet is a way for something, such as water or gas, to get out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outlet/#m1)
2. In American and Canadian English, an outlet is a wall socket where you plug in electrical things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outlet/#m2)
3. An outlet is a shop that sells things, often cheaply (a factory outlet). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outlet/#m3)
4. An outlet is a way of letting out feelings or energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outlet/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, a river's outlet is where water leaves a lake. In electrical safety: never poke anything into an outlet (socket) and keep water away from it. In health, sport or art can be an outlet for anger or stress. Phrases: "power outlet", "outlet store", "an outlet for…".

### Examples

- Plug the lamp into the outlet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outlet/#x1)
- Never put your fingers in an electrical outlet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outlet/#x2)
- The lake's outlet is a small stream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outlet/#x3)
- Football is a good outlet for his energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outlet/#x4)
- We bought cheap shoes at the outlet store. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outlet/#x5)
- Drawing is an outlet for my feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outlet/#x6)

### Note

Countable. British English usually says "socket" or "plug socket"; American English says "outlet". News "outlets" are newspapers or TV channels.

## In Jewish tradition

In science, a river's outlet is where water leaves a lake. In electrical safety: never poke anything into an outlet (socket) and keep water away from it. In health, sport or art can be an outlet for anger or stress. Phrases: "power outlet", "outlet store", "an outlet for…".

### Examples

- 18) Meaning outlets, outgates of the creative power, formations. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outlet/#x1)

### Note

Countable. British English usually says "socket" or "plug socket"; American English says "outlet". News "outlets" are newspapers or TV channels.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «outlet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outlet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«outlet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/outlet.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «outlet» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/outlet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«outlet» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/outlet.html) on Mova free.