in and out

1 of 3

adverb

1

: alternately in and out

he's been in and out all day

2

: to the last detail : exhaustively, thoroughly

understands his business in and out

knew each other in and out

—Virginia Woolf

in and out

2 of 3

noun

: an obstacle found in fox hunting and steeplechasing consisting of two fences in close proximity but impossible to clear in the same jump

in-and-out

3 of 3

adjective

1

: now good and now bad in performance

an in-and-out showing

—Williams Alumni Review

2

: characterized by purchase and sale of the same security within a short period

in-and-out trading

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