at outs

adverb

1. 1. away from, forth from, or removed from a place, position, or situation: they live ten miles out
   2. away from home: to go out for dinner
   3. away from shore
   4. on strike
2. into or in the open air: come out and play
3. into or in existence or activity: disease broke out
4. 1. to a conclusion or result: argue it out
   2. completely, fully, or to the point of exhaustion: tired out, dry out
   3. in full bloom, or in leaf
5. into sight or notice: the moon came out
6. 1. into or in circulation: to put out a new style
   2. into or in society: debutantes who come out
7. from existence, operation, or activity: fade out, burn out, die out
8. so as to remove from power or office: vote them out
9. forcefully; aloud: sing out, speak out
10. beyond a regular or normal surface, condition, or position: stand out, eke out, lengthen out
11. away from the interior, center, or midst [spread out, reach out, branch out]: sometimes implying sharing or dividing [deal out, sort out]
12. from one state, as of composure, harmony, or agreement, into another, as of annoyance, discord, or disagreement: to feel put out; friends may fall out
13. into or in disuse, discard, or obsolescence: long skirts went out
14. from a number, group, or stock: pick out
15. Slang into or in unconsciousness: to pass out
16. Baseball in a manner that results in an out: to fly out

adjective

1. external: usually in combination [outpost, outfield]
2. beyond regular limits
3. outlying; remote
4. going or directed outward: an out flight
5. away from work, school, etc.: out because of sickness
6. bared because of torn clothing, etc.: out at the elbow
7. deviating from what is accurate or right: out in one's estimates
8. 1. not in effective use, operation, etc.
   2. turned off; extinguished
9. not to be considered; not possible
10. in disagreement; at variance
11. that is not successful or in power
12. deliberating in order to reach a verdict: the jury is still out
13. ☆ Informal having suffered a financial loss: out fifty dollars
14. Informal no longer popular, fashionable, etc.; outmoded
15. Informal publicly identified as being homosexual
16. Baseball failing or having failed to get on base

1. out of; through to the outside: he walked out the door
2. along, and away from a central location or some other point of departure: to drive out a country road
3. Old Poet. forth from: usually preceded by the preposition from used without a distinct meaning or syntactic function: a rousing cry from out the trumpet's throat

noun

1. something that is out
2. a person, group, etc. that is not in power, in office, or in a favored position: usually used in pl.
3. ☆ Slang a way out; means of avoiding something; excuse
4. ☆ Baseball the failure of a batter or runner to reach base safely
5. ☆ Printing
   1. the omission of a word or words
   2. the word or words omitted
6. Racket Sports a service or return that lands out of bounds

intransitive verb

transitive verb

1. Now Chiefly Dial. to put out
2. ☆ Informal to identify publicly as a homosexual (a person not previously so identified)

interjection

1. get out; go away; begone
2. communication completed: term used in radio communication