It is easy to daydream (i.e. space out) when you try to read anything uninteresting, so this often does not bode well for college students who need to read large sections of insipid textbooks as part of a required assignment.
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space out — transitive verb 1. : to fill out (a line) by increasing the interword spacing 2. : to extend the vertical dimension of (a page or form) as by interlinear insertion of leads or furniture : blank 6 * * * space out 1. To set wide apart or wider… … Useful english dictionary
space out — 1. n. a giddy person. (Usually space out.) □ Terry is becoming such a space out! □ What a space out you are! 2. AND space in. to become giddy; to become disoriented. □ She is spacing again. She doesn’t even know where she is … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
space out — intransitive verb Date: 1970 to become inattentive, distracted, or mentally remote < spaced out halfway through the lecture > … New Collegiate Dictionary
space out — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To separate] Syn. distribute, disperse, divide; see separate 2 . 2. [To become dazed] Syn. daydream, stupefy, tune out, lose one s attention … English dictionary for students
space out — v To detach (oneself) from reality. Dan is so spaced out he doesn t know what planet he is on. 1960s … Historical dictionary of American slang
space out phr v — What do astronauts get when they re far apart? Spaced out … English expressions
space out — v. stare in a fixed manner at nothing in particular, be miles away … English contemporary dictionary
space out — v. be befuddled; become disoriented or disorganized … English slang
space something out — ˌspace sthˈout derived to arrange things with a wide space between them • The houses are spaced out in this area of town. • Mothers were being advised to try to space out their pregnancies. Main entry: ↑spacederived … Useful english dictionary
space — ► NOUN 1) unoccupied ground or area. 2) a free or unoccupied area or expanse. 3) the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move. 4) a blank between typed or written words or characters. 5) (also outer space) the … English terms dictionary
