Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Diminished in proficiency, especially in exercising a skill, due to disuse or a lack of recent experience.
I don't think I can play a tune on the piano any more; I'm completely out of practice.
Synonyms: rusty
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseDiminished in proficiency, especially in exercising a skill, due to disuse or a lack of recent experience.
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Translations
Hungarian kijött a gyakorlatból
- kijött a gyakorlatból(of a person) diminished in proficiency, especially in exercising a skill, due to disuse or a lack of recent experience
Polish (wyjść) z wprawy
- (wyjść) z wprawy(of a person) diminished in proficiency, especially in exercising a skill, due to disuse or a lack of recent experience
Spanish desentrenado, desentrenada
- desentrenado(of a person) diminished in proficiency, especially in exercising a skill, due to disuse or a lack of recent experience
- desentrenada(of a person) diminished in proficiency, especially in exercising a skill, due to disuse or a lack of recent experience
Swedish ringrostig
- ringrostig(of a person) diminished in proficiency, especially in exercising a skill, due to disuse or a lack of recent experience
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APA
out of practice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20practice
MLA
“out of practice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20practice. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out of practice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20practice.
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