stop out

See also: stopout

English

Verb

stop out (third-person singular simple present stops out, present participle stopping out, simple past and past participle stopped out)

1. (etching) To use an acid-resistant liquid (stopout) to cover the parts of a surface that should not be bitten.
2. (dated) To stay out all night without returning home.

Derived terms

• stopout (noun)

Anagrams

• opt-outs, out-tops, topouts, pots out, top-outs, tops out, outtops, outpost, opts out, puttoos