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Out

aʊt

Out definitions
adverb
out
  1. moving or appearing to move away from a particular place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden

    "he walked out into the street"

    • situated or operating in the open air, away from buildings

      "the search-and-rescue team have been out looking for you"

    • no longer detained in prison

      "they would be out on bail in no time"

  2. situated far or at a particular distance from somewhere

    "an old farmhouse right out in the middle of nowhere"

    • to sea, away from the land

      "the Persian fleet put out from Cyprus"

    • (of the tide) falling or at its lowest level

      "the tide was going out"

    • indicating a specified distance away from the goal line or finishing line

      "he scored from 70 metres out"

  3. away from home

    "he's gone out"

    • in or to a public place for purposes of pleasure or entertainment

      "an evening out at a restaurant"

  4. so as to be revealed or known

    "find out what you can"

    • aloud; so as to be heard

      "Miss Beard cried out in horror"

  5. at or to an end

    "the romance fizzled out"

    • so as to be finished or complete

      "I'll leave them to fight it out"

    • in various other completive uses

      "the crowd had thinned out"

  6. (of a light or fire) so as to be extinguished or no longer burning

    "at ten o'clock the lights went out"

    • (of a stain or mark) no longer visible; removed

      "try to get the stain out"

  7. no longer involved in a situation, competition, or activity

    "Oxford United are out of the FA Cup"

  8. (of a jury) considering its verdict in secrecy
adposition
  1. non-standard contraction of out of

    "he ran out the door"

adjective
out
  1. not at home or at one's place of work

    "if he called, she'd pretend to be out"

    not here not at home not in gone away away elsewhere absent away from one's desk
    • (of the ball in tennis and similar games) outside the designated playing area
  2. revealed or made public

    "the secret was soon out"

    revealed common knowledge public knowledge known disclosed divulged exposed
  3. no longer alight; extinguished

    "the fire was nearly out"

    not burning extinguished no longer alight quenched doused dead defunct
  4. (of a book, recording, or other product) published or made available

    "the book should be out before the end of the month"

    available obtainable in the shops published in print issued
    • in existence or use

      "it works as well as any system that's out"

    • (of a flower) in bloom; open
    • (of a young upper-class woman) introduced into society

      "where is the use of having a lot of dresses when she isn't out yet?"

  5. not concealing one's sexuality or gender identity

    "I had been out since I was 17"

  6. at an end

    "school was out for the summer"

    • no longer in fashion

      "grunge is out"

  7. in a state of unconsciousness
    • unable to rise from the floor
  8. mistaken; in error

    "he was slightly out in his calculations"

    mistaken inaccurate incorrect wide of the mark wrong in error off
    • not possible or worth considering

      "a trip to the seaside is out for a start"

  9. no longer batting or at bat; having had one's innings or at bat ended by the fielding side

    "England were all out for 159"

noun
out outs
  1. a way of escaping from a problem or dilemma

    "he was desperately looking for an out"

  2. an act of putting a player out
  3. the political party not in office
verb
out outed outing outs
  1. reveal the sexual or gender identity of (a person)

    "she was outed as a lesbian by the tabloid press"

    • reveal or expose (secret or concealed information) about (a person)

      "the author was famously outed as a spy"

  2. expel, reject, or dismiss

    "they had outed Asquith quite easily"

    throw out bar ban debar drum out thrust out push out turn out oust remove get rid of
  3. extinguish

    "out the lamp when you're ready"

  4. become known; emerge

    "the truth will out"