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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
into or in the open air: come out and play
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
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
from existence, operation, or activity: fade out, burn out, die out
so as to remove from power or office: vote them out
forcefully; aloud: sing out, speak out
beyond a regular or normal surface, condition, or position: stand out, eke out, lengthen out
away from the interior, center, or midst [spread out, reach out, branch out]: sometimes implying sharing or dividing [deal out, sort out]
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
into or in disuse, discard, or obsolescence: long skirts went out
from a number, group, or stock: pick out
Slang into or in unconsciousness: to pass out
Baseball in a manner that results in an out: to fly out

adjective

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

out of; through to the outside: he walked out the door
along, and away from a central location or some other point of departure: to drive out a country road
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

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

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

interjection

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

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adverb

In a direction away from the inside: Let's go out and look at the stars.
Away from the center or middle: The troops fanned out.
a. Away from a usual place: stepped out for a drink of water; went out for the evening.
b. Out of normal position: threw his back out.
c. Out-of-bounds.
a. From inside a building or shelter into the open air; outside: The boy went out to play.
b. In the open air; outside: Is it snowing out?
a. From within a container or source: drained the water out.
b. From among others: picked out the thief in the crowd.
a. To exhaustion or depletion: The supplies have run out.
b. Into extinction or imperceptibility: The fire has gone out.
c. To a finish or conclusion: Play the game out.
d. To the fullest extent or degree: all decked out for the dance.
e. In or into competition or directed effort: went out for the basketball team; was out to win.
In or into a state of unconsciousness: The drug put him out for two hours.
a. Into being or evident existence: The new car models have come out.
b. Into public circulation: The paper came out early today.
Into view: The moon came out.
Without inhibition; boldly: Speak out.
Into possession of another or others; into distribution: giving out free passes.
a. Into disuse or an unfashionable status: Narrow ties have gone out.
b. Into a state of deprivation or loss: voted the incompetent governor out.
In the time following; afterward: “to gauge economic conditions six months out” (Christian Science Monitor).
Abbr. O Baseball So as to be retired, or counted as an out: He grounded out to the shortstop.
On strike: The auto workers went out when management refused to reduce outsourcing.

adjective

Exterior; external: the out surface of a ship's hull.
Directed away from a place or center; outgoing: the out doorway.
Traveling or landing out-of-bounds.
a. Not operating or operational: The power has been out for a week.
b. Extinguished: The lights were out next door.
Unconscious: was out for an hour during surgery.
Not to be considered or permitted: A taxi is out, because we don't have enough money. From now on, eating candy before dinner is out.
No longer fashionable.
No longer existing in one's possession or supplies: I can't offer you coffee because we're out.
Informal Openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual: an out performer.
Baseball Not allowed to continue to bat or run; retired.

preposition

Forth from; through: He fell out the window.
Beyond or outside of: Out this door is the garage.
Within the area of: The house has a garden out back.

noun

One that is out, especially one who is out of power.
Informal A means of escape: The window was my only out.
Baseball
a. A play in which a batter or base runner is retired.
b. The player retired in such a play.
Sports A serve or return that falls out of bounds in a court game.
Printing A word or other part of a manuscript omitted from the printed copy.

verb out·ed, out·ing, outs

verb, intransitive

To be disclosed or revealed; come out: Truth will out.

verb, transitive

Sports To send (a tennis ball, for example) outside the court or playing area.
To expose (one considered to be heterosexual) as being gay, lesbian, or bisexual: a tabloid article that outed a well-known politican.
Chiefly British To knock unconscious.

interjection

Used in two-way radio to indicate that a transmission is complete and no reply is expected.

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