in-and-out

[ in-uh nd-out, -uh n- ]

/ ˈɪn əndˈaʊt, -ən- /

adjective

in or participating in a particular job, investment, etc., for a short time and then out, especially after realizing a quick profit.

noun

Manège. an obstacle consisting of two fences placed too far apart to be cleared in one jump and too close together to allow more than one or two strides between.

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a granular metamorphic rock.

a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.

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Words nearby in-and-out

in waiting, in with, be, in your face, in-, in-and-in, in-and-out, in-and-out bond, in-and-outer, in-basket, in-between, in-betweener

Example sentences from the Web for in-and-out

The procedure was remarkably speedy—patients were in-and-out of the exam room in minutes.
I Got a Weed License in Minutes|Daniela Drake|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For the next two years she was in-and-out of the hospital monthly for wheezing and shortness-of-breath—until I took over her care.
New Research Shows Poorly Understood “Leaky Gut Syndrome” Is Real, May Be the Cause of Several Diseases|Daniela Drake|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On my return thence I made haste to give my own garden's in-and-out curves twice the boldness they had had.
The Amateur Garden|George W. Cable
It was so shallow that he would not jump it, but the in-and-out of a tiger with a kill would be the equivalent of a jump.
Unaddressed Letters|Anonymous

You might make a position for us both by some such alliance; for, to tell the truth, I have had but in-and-out luck so far.
Two on a Tower|Thomas Hardy
In-and-outWhere two fences are within a few feet of each other, forming an "in-and-out," the pace needs to be carefully regulated.
How Women Should Ride|C. De Hurst
Weatherby—he can pull that in-and-out game through the loft like he did before.
Ride Proud, Rebel!|Andre Alice Norton

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