gavel out
C1 formal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To end a formal meeting or auction by banging a small hammer to signal it is finished.
Literal meaning: To use a gavel to signal that something is out — finished.
Meanings
1 C1 formal
To formally end a legislative, judicial, or auction session by striking a gavel.
"The chairperson gavelled out the committee hearing after eight hours of testimony."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Primarily used in contexts involving gavels: legislative sessions, court proceedings, auctions. Relatively rare in everyday speech. Can be used both transitively ('the auctioneer gavelled out the session') and as a description of the ending act.
Commonly used with
session meeting auction hearing assembly proceedings
Forms
Base
gavel out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
gavels out
he/she/it
Past simple
gaveled out
yesterday
Past participle
gaveled out
have + pp
-ing form
gaveling out
continuous
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