out (out)adv.1. In a direction away from the inside: Let's go out and look at the stars. 2. Away from the center or middle: The troops fanned out. 3. 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. 4. 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? 5. a. From within a container or source: drained the water out. b. From among others: picked out the thief in the crowd. 6. 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. 7. In or into a state of unconsciousness: The drug put him out for two hours. 8. a. Into being or evident existence: The new car models have come out. b. Into public circulation: The paper came out early today. 9. Into view: The moon came out. 10. Without inhibition; boldly: Speak out. 11. Into possession of another or others; into distribution: giving out free passes. 12. 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. 13. In the time following; afterward: "to gauge economic conditions six months out" Christian Science Monitor. 14. Abbr. O Baseball So as to be retired, or counted as an out: He grounded out to the shortstop. 15. On strike: The auto workers went out when management refused to reduce outsourcing. adj.1. Exterior; external: the out surface of a ship's hull. 2. Directed away from a place or center; outgoing: the out doorway. 3. Traveling or landing out-of-bounds. 4. a. Not operating or operational: The power has been out for a week. b. Extinguished: The lights were out next door. 5. Unconscious: was out for an hour during surgery. 6. 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. 7. No longer fashionable. 8. No longer existing in one's possession or supplies: I can't offer you coffee because we're out. 9. Informal Openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual: an out performer. 10. Baseball Not allowed to continue to bat or run; retired. prep.1. Forth from; through: He fell out the window. 2. Beyond or outside of: Out this door is the garage. 3. Within the area of: The house has a garden out back. n.1. One that is out, especially one who is out of power. 2. Informal A means of escape: The window was my only out. 3. Baseball a. A play in which a batter or base runner is retired. b. The player retired in such a play. 4. Sports A serve or return that falls out of bounds in a court game. 5. Printing A word or other part of a manuscript omitted from the printed copy. v. out·ed, out·ing, outs v.intr. To be disclosed or revealed; come out: Truth will out. v.tr.1. Sports To send (a tennis ball, for example) outside the court or playing area. 2. To expose (one considered to be heterosexual) as being gay, lesbian, or bisexual: a tabloid article that outed a well-known politican. 3. Chiefly British To knock unconscious. interj. Used in two-way radio to indicate that a transmission is complete and no reply is expected. Idiom: on the outs Informal Not on friendly terms; disagreeing.
[Middle English, from Old English  t; see ud- in Indo-European roots.] |
out Adverb, adj 1. away from the inside of a place: she took her purse out, inspection of the eggs should be done when the hen is out of the nest 2. away from one's home or place of work for a short time: I called earlier but you were out, a search party is out looking for survivors 3. no longer burning, shining, or functioning: he switched the light out, the living-room fire went out while we were next door eating 4. used up; not having any more of: their supplies ran out after two weeks, we're out of milk 5. public; revealed: our dirty little secret is out 6. available to the public: her biography will be out in December 7. (of the sun, stars, or moon) visible 8. in bloom: the roses are out early this year 9. not in fashion or current usage: trying to be trendy is out 10. excluded from consideration: cost cutting is out of the question 11. not allowed: smoking on duty is out 12. out for or to wanting or intent on (something or doing something): the young soldiers were out for revenge, they're out to get me 13. Sport (of a player in a sport like cricket or baseball) no longer batting because he or she has been dismissed by being caught, bowled, etc. 14. on strike 15. in or into a state of unconsciousness: he went outside and passed out in an alley 16. used to indicate a burst of activity as indicated by a verb: war broke out in the Gulf 17. out of existence: the mistakes were scored out 18. to the fullest extent: spread out 19. loudly; clearly: he cried out in shock and pain 20. to a conclusion; completely: she'd worked it out for herself 21. existing: the friendliest dog out 22. inaccurate or incorrect: the estimate was out by sixty pounds 23. not in office or authority: she was finally voted out as party leader 24. (of a period of time) completed: before the year is out 25. openly homosexual: I came out as a lesbian when I was still in my teens 26. Old-fashioned (of a young woman) in or into upper-class society life: Lucinda had a large party when she came out 27. out of a. at or to a point outside: the train pulled out of the station b. away from; not in: they're out of touch with reality, out of focus c. because of; motivated by: out of jealousy d. from (a material or source): made out of plastic e. no longer in a specified state or condition: out of work, out of practice Adjective Informal not concealing one's homosexuality prep US or not standard out of; out through: he ran out the door interj a. an exclamation of dismissal b. (in signalling and radio) an expression used to signal that the speaker is signing off: over and out! Verb 1. Informal (of homosexuals) to expose (a public figure) as being a fellow homosexual 2. Informal to reveal something embarrassing or unknown about (a person): he was outed as a talented goal scorer [Old English ūt] USAGE: The use of out as a preposition, though common in American English, is regarded as incorrect in British English: he climbed out of (not out) a window; he went out through the door.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  out - (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"failure - an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" putout - an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts" strikeout - an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" | | Verb | 1. | out - to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" | | 2. | out - reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" | | 3. | out - be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out" | | Adj. | 1. | out - not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" safe - having reached a base without being put out; "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball" | | 2. | out - being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"dead - not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat; "Mars is a dead planet"; "dead soil"; "dead coals"; "the fire is dead" | | 3. | out - not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"impossible - not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation" | | 4. | out - out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome | | 5. | out - excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" | | 6. | out - directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"outgoing - leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship" | | 7. | out - no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"unfashionable, unstylish - not in accord with or not following current fashion; "unfashionable clothes"; "melodrama of a now unfashionable kind" | | 8. | out - outside or external; "the out surface of a ship's hull"exterior - situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building; "an exterior scene"; "exterior grade plywood"; "exterior paints" | | 9. | out - outer or outlying; "the out islands"outer - being on the outside or further from a center; "spent hours adorning the outer man"; "the outer suburbs" | | 10. | out - knocked unconscious by a heavy blowunconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor" | | Adv. | 1. | out - away from home; "they went out last night" | | 2. | out - moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden; "the cat came out from under the bed"; | | 3. | out - from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets" |
out adjective 1. not in, away, elsewhere, outside, gone, abroad, from home, absent, not here, no there, not at home adjective 6. out of date, dead, square ( informal) old-fashioned, dated, outdated, unfashionable, antiquated, outmoded, passé, old hat, behind the times, out of style, démodé ( French) not with it ( informal) << OPPOSITE fashionable adjective 8. revealed, exposed, common knowledge, public knowledge, (out) in the open << OPPOSITE kept secret  Translations out [aut] adv → fuera, afuera (= not at home); fuera (de casa); [ light, fire] → apagado (= on strike); en huelgavt to out sb → revelar públicamente la homosexualidad de algn; out there → allí (fuera); to be out in one's calculations → equivocarse (en sus cálculos); to run out → salir corriendo; out of prep (= outside) → fuera de (= because of) ( anger etc) → por; "out of order" → "no funciona"; the boat was 10 km out → el barco estaba a 10 kilómetros de la costa; he's out for all he can get → busca sus propios fines, anda detrás de lo suyo
 out [aut] adv → dehors (= published, not at home etc); sorti(e); [ light, fire] → éteint(e) (= on strike); en grèveto be out in one's calculations → s'être trompé dans ses calculs; out loud adv → à haute voix; out of prep (= outside); en dehors de (= because of) ( anger etc) → par (= from among); 10 out of 10 → 10 sur 10 (= without); made out of wood → en or de bois; out of order [ machine] → en panne;
 out1 [aut] adv 1. (= not in) → draußen; 2. (= not at home, absent) → nicht da 3. (indicating distance); 1. to be out ( person) ( unconscious) → bewusstlos sein: ( out of game) → ausgeschieden sein; ( out of fashion) ( style, singer) → out sein2. (have appeared) (flowers) → da: (news, secret) → heraus 3. ( extinguished, finished) ( fire, light, gas) → aus; 4. to be out to do sth ( intend) → etw tun wollen 5. (= wrong); to be out in one's calculations → sich in seinen Berechnungen irren
out2 [aut] vt ( inf) ( expose as homosexual) → outen
 out [aut] adv ( gen) → fuori; to be out and about or ( US) around again → essere di nuovo in piedi; 3 days out from Plymouth → a 3 giorni da Plymouth adj to be out ( gen) → essere fuori (= unconscious); aver perso i sensi; [ style, singer] → essere fuori moda; to be out in one's calculations → aver sbagliato i calcoli: out of prep1. (= outside, beyond) → fuori di; 3. (origin) → da; made out of wood → (fatto) di or in legno; 4. (= from among): out of 10 → su 10
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