out

Plural: outs

Noun

• (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
  • "you only get 3 outs per inning"
• A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
• A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.
• A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball.
• A card which can make a hand a winner.
• A trip out; an outing.
• One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
• A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
• A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
• An outtake.
• A dram glass.

Verb

Verb Forms: outed, outing, outs

• To reveal or disclose something previously hidden.
• to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
  • "This actor outed last year"
• reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
  • "The gay actor was outed last week"
  • "Someone outed a CIA agent"
• be made known; be disclosed or revealed
  • "The truth will out"
• To eject; to expel.
• To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.
• To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
• To reveal (a secret).
• To reveal (a person) as LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).
• To kill; to snuff out.

Adjective

• not allowed to continue to bat or run
  • "he was tagged out at second on a close play"
  • "he fanned out"

Adjective Satellite

• being out or having grown cold
  • "the fire is out"
• not worth considering as a possibility
  • "a picnic is out because of the weather"
• out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
  • "now the Democrats are out"
• excluded from use or mention
  • "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"
• directed outward or serving to direct something outward
  • "the out doorway"
  • "the out basket"
• no longer fashionable
  • "that style is out these days"
• outside or external
  • "the out surface of a ship's hull"
• outer or outlying
  • "the out islands"
• knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

Adverb

• away from home
  • "they went out last night"
• moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
  • "the cat came out from under the bed"
• from one's possession
  • "he gave out money to the poor"

Adv

• Away from the inside or centre.
• Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.
• Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.
• Specifically, away from home or one's usual place.
• Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.
• Away from the doer, especially vigorously.
• Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually after, the present or a stated event) (often preceded by a stated time period and followed by "from")
• Outside; not indoors.
• Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.
• Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
• To the end; completely; so that nothing remains.
• To the end; completely; so that nothing remains.
• Shows that an activity has been completed to the point of exhaustion.
• Used to intensify or emphasize.
• Into a state of existence or visibility.
• Into a state of existence or visibility.
• So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc.
• So as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket).

Prep

• From the inside to the outside of; out of.

Adj

• Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside
• Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside:
• Not at home, or not at one's office or place of employment.
• Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside:
• Not in jail, prison, or captivity; freed from confinement.
• Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside:
• Not fitted or inserted into something.
• Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside:
• Falling or passing or being situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.
• Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
• Dismissed from play under the rules of the game.
• Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
• Discarded; no longer a possibility.
• Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
• No longer acceptable or permissible.
• Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
• Not available; out of service.
• Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
• Not having availability of a service, such as power or communications.
• Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
• Not shining or burning.
• Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
• Temporarily not in operation, or not being attended as usual.
• Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
• Unconscious.
• Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
• No longer popular or in fashion.
• Open or public (about something).
• Openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).
• Open or public (about something).
• Open, public; public about or openly acknowledging some (usually specified) identity.
• Freed from secrecy.
• Available to be seen, or to be interacted with in some way:
• Released, available for purchase, download or other use.
• Available to be seen, or to be interacted with in some way:
• In bloom.
• Available to be seen, or to be interacted with in some way:
• Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds.
• Available to be seen, or to be interacted with in some way:
• Of a young lady: having entered society and available to be courted.
• At or near its lowest level.
• Without; no longer in possession of; not having any more.
• Containing errors or discrepancies, or in error by a stated amount.

Intj

• A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.
• Get out; begone; away!

Examples

• A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design.
• After hours at the party, she was all danced out.
• After much deliberation, he decided to OUT his opponent’s illegal word.
• Black is out this season. The new black is white.
• Destruction. Two T-72s destroyed. Three foot mobiles down. Out.
• Did you hear? Their newest CD is out!
• Do you have any bread? Sorry, we're out.
• Five years out from the passing of the law, nothing had actually changed.
• For six hours the tide flows out, then for six hours it flows in.
• He bowls, Johnson pokes at it ... and ... Johnson is out! Caught behind by Ponsonby!
• He lives out in Australia.
• hit out, lash out, speak out, shout out, yell out
• I called round to the house but all the lights were out and no one was home.
• I had a whack on the head and was out for a few seconds.
• I haven’t finished. Hear me out.
• I painted out that nasty mark on the wall.
• I thought the ball hit the line, but the umpire said it was out.
• I worked away cleaning the U-bend until all the gunge was out.
• I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment.
• I've got diabetes, so cookies are right out.
• It's cold out.
• It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business.
• It's three miles out to the island.
• Last night we slept out under the stars.
• Let’s eat out tonight
• Most of the city got service back yesterday, but my neighborhood is still out.
• My secret is out.
• My wi-fi is out.
• Nothing adds up in this report. All these figures are out.
• Once they had landed, the commandos quickly spread out along the beach.
• Power is out in the entire city.
• Put the fire out.
• Right, so that idea's out. Let's move on to the next one.
• School is out tomorrow due to snow. When college is out for the summer, I'll head back to my home state.
• Sentenced to five years, he could be out in three with good behavior.
• Sorry love, we've got no bananas. We've sold out.
• The election is a long way out.
• The football caught the edge of the line but then bounced out.
• The garden looks beautiful now that the roses are out.
• The Joneses don't live here any more. They moved out three months ago.
• The magician tapped the hat, and a rabbit jumped out.
• The measurement was out by three millimetres.
• The place was all decked out for the holidays.
• The singer is bringing out a new album next month.
• The sun came out after the rain, and we saw a rainbow.
• The sun has brought the flowers out.
• The sun is out, and it's a lovely day.
• The TV won't work with the plug out!
• There was a hole in the bucket, and all the water leaked out.
• They wrote the law to give those organizations an out.
• This building is unsafe. Keep out!
• throw it out the window; get it out your mind
• Turn the lights out.
• when school gets out today After school's out, I go to the library until my mom gets off work.
• Wilson was bowled out for five runs.
• You can walk to the island when the tide's out.

Synonyms

away, come out, come out of the closet, extinct, forbidden, kayoed, knocked out, KO'd, prohibited, proscribed, stunned, taboo, tabu, verboten, all out[intensive#English:_linguistics|intensive]] but synonymous>, come to light, crop out, démodé, passé, through, unchic, unfashionable

Antonyms

safe, closeted, in, in the closet

Related Words

There are numerous individual phrasal verbs, and so on, go out, outen, pull out, put out, run out, take out

Anagrams of out