shell out : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shell out	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for shell out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shell out v administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" Synonym(s): distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
shell out vi. [Unix] To {spawn} an interactive subshell from within a program (e.g., a mailer or editor). "Bang foo runs foo in a subshell, while bang alone shells out."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
shell out [Unix] To spawn an interactive subshell from within a program (e.g. a mailer or editor). "Bang foo runs foo in a subshell, while bang alone shells out." [{Jargon File}] (1995-05-11)