/ Dictionary / Index D down-and-out: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: down-and-out Pronunciation: (doun'und out', -un), [key] — adj. without any money, or means of support, or prospects; destitute; penniless. without physical strength or stamina; disabled; incapacitated. too physically weakened by repeated defeats to qualify as a competent professional boxer. —n. a person who is down-and-out. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: down-and-out (Thesaurus) down-and-dirty down-at-heel Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cygnet Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language