Hypertext Webster Gateway: "outlet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Outlet \Out"let`\, n.
The place or opening by which anything is let out; a passage
out; an exit; a vent.
Receiving all, and having no outlet. --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Outlet \Out*let"\, v. t.
To let out; to emit. [R.] --Daniel.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
outlet
n 1: a place of business for retailing goods [syn: {mercantile
establishment}, {retail store}, {sales outlet}]
2: receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where
current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall
socket}, {wall plug}, {electric outlet}, {electrical
outlet}, {electric receptacle}]
3: an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the
way out"; "the canyon had only one issue" [syn: {exit}, {issue},
{way out}]
4: activity that releases or expresses creative energy or
emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings" [syn:
{release}]
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