Definitions from Wiktionary (shell out)
▸ verb: (informal, ambitransitive) To pay money, to disburse; especially, to pay a great deal of money.
▸ verb: (computing, especially Unix) To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A game played on a billiard table, a variation of pool.
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▸ verb: (informal, ambitransitive) To pay money, to disburse; especially, to pay a great deal of money.
▸ verb: (computing, especially Unix) To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A game played on a billiard table, a variation of pool.
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