doss out
C1 slang intransitive
In simple words
To sleep outside or somewhere uncomfortable, usually because you have no home.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
slang
To sleep in a rough or improvised outdoor location, typically due to homelessness.
"After losing his flat, he was dossing out behind the train station."
Usage notes
British slang, less common than 'doss down'. Associated particularly with rough sleeping or homelessness. Rarely used in other contexts.
Commonly used with
streets park rough doorway night
Forms
Base
doss out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
dosses out
he/she/it
Past simple
dossed out
yesterday
Past participle
dossed out
have + pp
-ing form
dossing out
continuous
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