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out
adverb
    1. Away from the inside; not in or at a place.
      Example: Go out into the garden
    2. Not in one's home or place of work.
      Example: I called but you were out
      Thesaurus: absent, away, busy, elsewhere, gone, left; Antonym: in.
    3. To or at an end; to or into a state of being completely finished, exhausted or extinct, etc.
      Example: The milk has run out
      Example: before the day is out
      Example: Put the candle out
    4. Aloud.
      Example: cry out
    5. With care or taking care.
      Example: Listen out for the baby
      Example: watch out
    6. In all directions from a central point.
      Example: Share out the sweets
    7. To the fullest extent or amount.
      Example: Spread the blanket out
    8. To public attention or notice; revealed.
      Example: The secret is out
    9. sport.
      Said of a person batting: no longer able to bat, eg because of having the ball caught by an opponent.
      Example: bowled out
    10. In or into a state of being removed, omitted or forgotten.
      Example: miss him out
      Example: Rub out the mistake
    11. Not to be considered; rejected.
      Example: That idea's out
    12. Removed; dislocated.
      Example: have a tooth out
    13. Not in authority; not having political power.
      Example: voted them out of office
    14. Into unconsciousness.
      Example: pass out in the heat
    15. In error.
      Example: Your total is out by three
    16. colloq
      Existing.
      Example: the best car out
    17. Said of a flower: in bloom.
    18. Said of a book: published.
      Example: will be out in the autumn
    19. Visible.
      Example: the moon's out
    20. No longer in fashion.
      Example: Drainpipes are out, flares are in
    21. Said of workers: on strike.
      Example: called the miners out
    22. Said of a jury: considering its verdict.
    23. old use
      Said of a young woman: introduced into fashionable society.
    24. Said of a tide: at or towards the lowest level of water.
      Example: going out
adj
    1. External.
      Thesaurus: outer, removed, distant, external, outside, extraneous, open, exposed; Antonym: inside.
    2. Directing or showing direction outwards.
prep
    (especially US)
    1. colloq
      Out of something.
      Example: Get out the car
exclamation
    1. sport.
      Expressing:that the batsman is dismissed.
    2. Expressing: that a radio transmission has finished.
      Example: over and out
noun
    1. A way out, a way of escape; an excuse.
      Thesaurus: escape, way out; excuse, explanation.
verb outed, outing
    intr
    1. To become publicly known.
      Example: Murder will out
    2. To make public the homosexuality of (a famous person who has been attempting to keep their homosexuality secret). Compare come out (sense 10) at come.
Idiom: be out for something
    colloq
    To be determined to achieve it.
      Example: He's just out for revenge
Idiom: out and about
    Active outside the house, especially after an illness.
Idiom: out and away
    By far; much.
Idiom: out of something
    From inside it.
      Example: drive out of the garage
    Not in or within it.
      Example: be out of the house
    Having exhausted a supply of it.
      Example: be out of butter
    From among several.
      Example: two out of three cats
    From a material.
      Example: made out of wood
    Because of it.
      Example: out of anger
    Beyond the range, scope or bounds of it.
      Example: out of reach
      Example: out of the ordinary
    Excluded from it.
      Example: leave him out of the team
    No longer in a stated condition.
      Example: out of practice
    At a stated distance from a place.
      Example: a mile out of town
    Without or so as to be without something.
      Example: cheat him out of his money
Idiom: out of date
    Old-fashioned and no longer of use; obsolete.
      Thesaurus: passé, old, obsolete, old-fashioned, outmoded, archaic, disused, ancient.
Idiom: out of it
    colloq
    Not part of, or wanted in, a group or activity, etc.
    slang
    Unable to behave normally or control oneself, usually because of drink or drugs.
Idiom: out of pocket
    Having spent more money than one can afford.
Idiom: out of the way
    Difficult to reach or arrive at.
      Thesaurus: isolated, secluded, far-off, distant, remote, off the beaten path.
    Unusual; uncommon.
Idiom: ins and outs
Idiom: out to lunch
    slang
    Said of a person: slightly crazy; in a dream world.
Idiom: out with it!
    An exhortation to speak openly.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon ut.



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