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out (o̵ut)

adverb

    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
  1. into or in the open air come out and play
  2. into or in existence or activity disease broke out
    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
  3. into sight or notice the moon came out
    1. into or in circulation to put out a new style
    2. into or in society debutantes who come out
  4. from existence, operation, or activity fade out, burn out, die out
  5. so as to remove from power or office vote them out
  6. forcefully; aloud sing out, speak out
  7. beyond a regular or normal surface, condition, or position stand out, eke out, lengthen out
  8. away from the interior, center, or midst [spread out, reach out, branch out]: sometimes implying sharing or dividing [deal out, sort out]
  9. 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
  10. into or in disuse, discard, or obsolescence long skirts went out
  11. from a number, group, or stock pick out
  12. Slang into or in unconsciousness to pass out
  13. Baseball in a manner that results in an out to fly out

Etymology: ME < OE ut, akin to ON út, Ger aus < IE base *ud-, up, up away > Sans úd-, L us(que)

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
    1. not in effective use, operation, etc.
    2. turned off; extinguished
  8. not to be considered; not possible
  9. in disagreement; at variance
  10. that is not successful or in power
  11. deliberating in order to reach a verdict the jury is still out
  12. Informal having suffered a financial loss out fifty dollars
  13. Informal no longer popular, fashionable, etc.; outmoded
  14. Informal publicly identified as being homosexual
  15. 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

to come out; esp., to become known the truth will out

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
out Idioms

go out

Golf to play the first nine holes of an 18-hole golf course

on the outs

Informal on unfriendly terms
also, esp. formerly, at outs

out and away

by far; without comparison

out and out

completely; thoroughly

out for

making a determined effort to get or do

out from under

Informal away from difficulty or danger

out of

  1. from inside of
  2. from the number of
  3. past the boundaries or scope of; beyond
  4. from (material, etc.) made out of stone
  5. because of out of spite
  6. given birth by: said of animals
  7. not in possession of; having no out of money, out of gas
  8. not in a condition out of order, out of focus
  9. so as to deprive or be deprived of cheat out of money

out of it

Slang
  1. not sophisticated, fashionable, etc.; not hip, with-it, etc.
  2. in a diminished or impaired mental state; specif., confused, intoxicated, unconscious, etc.

out one's way

Informal in, to, or near one's neighborhood

out on one's feet

  1. dazed or stunned, but still standing: said esp. of a boxer
  2. completely exhausted

out there

Slang
  1. in or at a place or places regarded as being distant or remote, outside, etc.
  2. crazy; insane

out to

making a determined effort to

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Alternate definitions:
out Synonyms

out

modif. & prep.

  1. In motion from within

    out of, away from, from, from within, out from, out toward, outward, on the way.

    Antonyms in from, in, into.

  2. Not situated within

    outside, on the outer side, on the surface, external, extrinsic, extraneous, outer, outdoors, out-of-doors, unconcealed, open, exposed, in the open; see also outside 1, without.

    Antonyms within*, inside*, on the inner side.

  3. Beyond

    distant, removed, removed from; see away 1, beyond.

  4. Continued to the limit or near it

    ended, accomplished, fulfilled, over, passed; see also done 1, finished 1.

    Antonyms unfinished*, unaccomplished*, unfulfilled.

  5. Not at home or at one's office

    not in, away, busy, on vacation, at lunch, gone, left; see also absent.

    Antonyms in*, receiving*, not busy.

  6. No longer at bat; in sport

    retired, put out, in the field, struck out, away*, down*, fanned*.

  7. *Unconscious

    insensible, out cold*, blotto*; see unconscious 1.

  8. Wanting

    lacking, missing, without; see wanting.

  9. Completely

    out and out, utterly, totally; see completely.

  10. *Not acceptable

    out-of-date, outmoded, unfashionable; see old-fashioned, unpopular.

all out*

wholeheartedly, with great effort, entirely; see completely.

on the outs*

on unfriendly terms, disagreeing, fighting, estranged; see opposing 1.


out*

n.

means of escape, way out, excuse; see escape 1, 2, explanation 2.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

out quotes

He stood, a point on a sheet of green paper proclaiming himself the center, with no walls, no borders anywhere; the sky no height above him, totally un- enclosed and shouted: Let me out!

-Atwood, Margaret Eleanor

   So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.

-Bible (Old Testament)

For even bad poetry has relevance for what it does not say for what it leaves out.

-Ferlinghetti, Lawrence

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