seven out
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
In the gambling dice game craps, to roll a seven at the wrong time and lose your turn.
Literal meaning: To roll the number seven, causing the current round to end — the seven takes you out of play.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
(Craps/gambling) To roll a seven after the point number has been established, ending the shooter's turn and causing pass-line bettors to lose.
"The shooter had been on a hot streak, but he sevened out on his twelfth roll."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Highly domain-specific — used only in the context of craps gambling. Not used in general everyday English. Learners are unlikely to encounter this outside a casino or a film/TV scene set in one.
Commonly used with
craps dice casino shooter point roll
Forms
Base
seven out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sevens out
he/she/it
Past simple
sevened out
yesterday
Past participle
sevened out
have + pp
-ing form
sevening out
continuous
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