out

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Away from the inside or centre.

   • The magician tapped the hat, and a rabbit jumped out.
   • There was a hole in the bucket, and all the water leaked out.
2. 2

   Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.

   • Once they had landed, the commandos quickly spread out along the beach.
   • For six hours the tide flows out, then for six hours it flows in.
   • He lives out in Australia.
3. 3

   Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually before, a stated event, or into…

   Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually before, a stated event, or into the future) (often preceded by a stated time period and followed by "from" or "to")

   • Five weeks out from the passage of the law, something has to change.
   • The election is a long way out.
   • Work may shift out as much as two weeks.
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   1. 4

      Outside

      Outside; not indoors.

      • Last night we slept out under the stars.
      • It's cold out.
   2. 5

      Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of…

      Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.

      • The football caught the edge of the line but then bounced out.
   3. 6

      Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.

      • Turn the lights out.
      • Put the fire out.
      • I painted out that nasty mark on the wall.
   4. 7

      To the end

      To the end; completely; so that nothing remains.

      • I haven’t finished. Hear me out.
      • Sorry love, we've got no bananas. We've sold out.
      • write out
   5. 8

      Used to intensify or emphasize.

      • The place was all decked out for the holidays.
   6. 9

      Into a state of existence or visibility.

      • The singer is bringing out a new album next month.
      • The sun has brought the flowers out.
   7. 10

      So as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing…

      So as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket or a forced out in baseball).

      • Wilson was bowled out for five runs.
      • First ball hit me on the 'and, second 'ad me on the knee, the third was in my eye, the fourth bowled me out.
      • Hayes batted for Reed and grounded out, Murray unassisted.
   8. 11

      From the inside to the outside of

      From the inside to the outside of; out of.

      • throw it out the window; get it out your mind
      • We are gonna get evicted. —If your fat butt fits out the door, that is.
   9. 12

      A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.

      • They wrote the law to give those organizations an out.
   10. 13

       A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application…

       A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.

       • The first time I saw Amity we were in front of her house playing work-up, a baseball variation where you move from position to position by outs until you get to bat.
   11. 14

       A dismissal

       A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball.

   12. 15

       A card which can make a hand a winner.

       • As a beginner, when you are in a hand, you should practice counting your outs, or those live cards left in the deck that can improve your hand.
       • If he did have a bigger ace, I still had at least six outs — the case ace, two nines, and three tens. I could also have more outs if he held anything less than A-K.
   13. 16

       A trip out

       A trip out; an outing.

       • Us London lawyers don't often get an out; and when we do, we like to make the most of it, you know.
   14. 17

       One who, or that which, is out

       One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.

       • This memoir has nothing to do with the question between the ins and the outs; it is intended neither to support nor to assail the administration; it is general in its views upon a general and national subject; […]
   15. 18

       A place or space outside of something

       A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.

   16. 19

       A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy

       A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.

   17. 20

       An outtake.

       • It's an interesting film. I've always felt that he made it out of our outs [outtakes]: which was like he was trying to prove something.
   18. 21

       A dram glass.

       • […] one gentleman called to the waiter, 'Bring me a quartern of gin and two outs (glasses), for me and this chap to drink Mullens' health.'
   19. 22

       To eject

       To eject; to expel.

       • a king outed of his country
       • The French have been outed from their holds.
       • "I outed myself for life that night. I can put up a show fight and exhibition bout, but I'm done for the real thing."
   20. 23

       To come or go out

       To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.

       • Truth will out.
       • In those opening minutes City looked like a team that were not ready for Celtic's intensity. They looked a bit shocked to be involved in a fight. Class will out, though.
   21. 24

       To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret…

       To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.

       • 2009 March 16, Maurna Desmond, "AIG Outs Counterparties" (online news article), Forbes.com.
       • "Did Dora just offer up that advice, or were you pumping her for information?" "Shoot, I outed my informant. I'm a terrible spy."
   22. 25

       To reveal (a secret).

       • A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design.
       • [Tom] Holland himself admitted to GQ last year that the two hadn't really wanted to go public with their dating status. A video of them making out in a car outed their relationship.
   23. 26

       To reveal (a person) as LGBTQ+ (gay, trans, etc).

       • She throws her head back and lets out a warm laugh before she continues, “After that I thought, What am I so worried about? So I began to tell more people, and the more I outed myself, the easier it got.”
       • Trans Media Watch had recently spoken at the Leveson Inquiry about how the Sun and the Daily Mail routinely outed trans people, publishing old names and photos, for no reason other than because they could.
   24. 27

       To kill

       To kill; to snuff out.

   25. 28

       Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly…

       Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside

       • I worked away cleaning the U-bend until all the gunge was out.
       • This building is unsafe. Keep out!
   26. 29

       Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation

       Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:

       • He bowls, Johnson pokes at it ... and ... Johnson is out! Caught behind by Ponsonby!
   27. 30

       Open or public (about something).

       • It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business.
       • I had not come out yet and he was out but wasn't; quite ungay, I would say, and yet gay.
       • However, for a transgender man, while living stealth can be a feasible option for some, key people will need to know […] Not everyone has to be out, loud and proud or march down the streets holding trans flags […]
   28. 31

       Freed from secrecy.

       • My secret is out.
   29. 32

       Available to be seen, or to be interacted with in some way

       Available to be seen, or to be interacted with in some way:

       • Did you hear? Their newest CD is out!
       • The game was commercially released on Xbox and PC in 2005 as an installment of the Close Combat series, which had been out since 1996.
   30. 33

       At or near its lowest level.

       • You can walk to the island when the tide's out.
   31. 34

       Without

       Without; no longer in possession of; not having any more.

       • Do you have any bread? Sorry, we're out.
   32. 35

       Containing errors or discrepancies, or in error by a stated amount.

       • Nothing adds up in this report. All these figures are out.
       • The measurement was out by three millimetres.
   33. 36

       A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and…

       A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.

       • Destruction. Two T-72s destroyed. Three foot mobiles down. Out.
       • [Galactic Federation official]: 'Does Samus suspect anything?' / Ship AI: 'No, I do not think so.' / [Galactic Federation official]: 'Good. Monitor her closely.' / Ship AI: 'Affirmative. Out.'
   34. 37

       Get out

       Get out; begone; away!

       • Out, damned spot! Out, I say!

The neighborhood

• synonymawaynot at home
• synonympassé
• synonymunchic
• synonymunfashionable
• antonyminantonym(s) of “not at home”
• antonymsafeantonym(s) of “disqualified from playing”
• antonymclosetedantonym(s) of “openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+”
• antonymin the closetantonym(s) of “openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+”
• neighborThere are numerous individual phrasal verbs
• neighborgo out
• neighborpull out
• neighborput out
• neighbortake out
• neighborand so on
• neighborouten