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

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
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