WATCH OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does watch out mean? 

• WATCH OUT (verb)
  The verb WATCH OUT has 1 sense:

1. be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful

  Familiarity information: WATCH OUT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WATCH OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

look out; watch; watch out

Context example:

Watch out for pickpockets!

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "watch out"):

beware; mind (be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to)

keep one's eyes open; keep one's eyes peeled; keep one's eyes skinned (pay attention; be watchful)

look after (keep under careful scrutiny)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

 Context examples 

What are the common problems to watch out for?

(Medication Errors, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

They'll be goin' mad, yet, an' then watch out.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

"I'm not interested in book philosophy. But you'll find these fellows intelligences and not bourgeois swine. But watch out, they'll talk an arm off of you on any subject under the sun."

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

“And there! D’ye hear that? Blown by mouth. Some scow schooner, most likely. Better watch out, Mr. Schooner-man. Ah, I thought so. Now hell’s a poppin’ for somebody!”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Also, he must watch out for the live things.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Then watch out, he thought—'ware shoal, everybody!

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

“You might remove the handcuffs,” he said that night, as we stood in consultation over him. “It’s dead safe. I’m a paralytic now. The next thing to watch out for is bed sores.”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

"Well, these books are all scientific," insisted Tom, glancing at her impatiently. "This fellow has worked out the whole thing. It's up to us who are the dominant race to watch out or these other races will have control of things."

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)