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out       (out)  Pronunciation Key  adv.   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. Away from a usual place: stepped out for a drink of water; went out for the evening. Out of normal position: threw his back out. Out-of-bounds. From inside a building or shelter into the open air; outside: The boy went out to play. In the open air; outside: Is it snowing out? From within a container or source: drained the water out. From among others: picked out the thief in the crowd. To exhaustion or depletion: The supplies have run out. Into extinction or imperceptibility: The fire has gone out. To a finish or conclusion: Play the game out. To the fullest extent or degree: all decked out for the dance. In or into competition or directed effort: went out for the basketball team; was out to win. Into being or evident existence: The new car models have come out. Into public circulation: The paper came out early today. Into disuse or an unfashionable status: Narrow ties have gone out. Into a state of deprivation or loss: voted the incompetent governor out. From inside a building or shelter into the open air; outside: The boy went out to play. In the open air; outside: Is it snowing out? From within a container or source: drained the water out. From among others: picked out the thief in the crowd. To exhaustion or depletion: The supplies have run out. Into extinction or imperceptibility: The fire has gone out. To a finish or conclusion: Play the game out. To the fullest extent or degree: all decked out for the dance. In or into competition or directed effort: went out for the basketball team; was out to win. Into being or evident existence: The new car models have come out. Into public circulation: The paper came out early today. Into disuse or an unfashionable status: Narrow ties have gone out. Into a state of deprivation or loss: voted the incompetent governor out. From within a container or source: drained the water out. From among others: picked out the thief in the crowd. To exhaustion or depletion: The supplies have run out. Into extinction or imperceptibility: The fire has gone out. To a finish or conclusion: Play the game out. To the fullest extent or degree: all decked out for the dance. In or into competition or directed effort: went out for the basketball team; was out to win. Into being or evident existence: The new car models have come out. Into public circulation: The paper came out early today. Into disuse or an unfashionable status: Narrow ties have gone out. Into a state of deprivation or loss: voted the incompetent governor out. To exhaustion or depletion: The supplies have run out. Into extinction or imperceptibility: The fire has gone out. To a finish or conclusion: Play the game out. To the fullest extent or degree: all decked out for the dance. In or into competition or directed effort: went out for the basketball team; was out to win. Into being or evident existence: The new car models have come out. Into public circulation: The paper came out early today. Into disuse or an unfashionable status: Narrow ties have gone out. Into a state of deprivation or loss: voted the incompetent governor out. In or into a state of unconsciousness: The drug put him out for two hours. Into being or evident existence: The new car models have come out. Into public circulation: The paper came out early today. Into disuse or an unfashionable status: Narrow ties have gone out. Into a state of deprivation or loss: voted the incompetent governor out. Into view: The moon came out. Without inhibition; boldly: Speak out. Into possession of another or others; into distribution: giving out free passes. Into disuse or an unfashionable status: Narrow ties have gone out. 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. adj.   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. Not operating or operational: The power has been out for a week. 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. prep.   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. n.   One that is out, especially one who is out of power. Informal A means of escape: The window was my only out. Baseball A play in which a batter or base runner is retired. 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. v.   out·ed, out·ing, outs v.   intr. To be disclosed or revealed; come out: Truth will out. v.   tr. 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. interj.   Used in two-way radio to indicate that a transmission is complete and no reply is expected. [Middle English, from Old English ūt; see ud- in Indo-European roots.]

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adjective
1.	not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out" [ant: safe]
2.	being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out" [syn: extinct]
3.	not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"
4.	out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"
5.	excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: forbidden]
6.	directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
7.	no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"
8.	outside or external; "the out surface of a ship's hull"
9.	outer or outlying; "the out islands"
10.	knocked unconscious by a heavy blow [syn: knocked out]
adverb
1.	away from home; "they went out last night"
2.	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.	from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets" [syn: away]
noun
1.	(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"
verb
1.	to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year" [syn: come out of the closet]
2.	reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"
3.	be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"

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In addition to the idioms beginning with out, also see ace out; act out; all out; ask out; back out; bail out; bang out; bawl out; bear out; beat one's brains out; beat out; belt out; bent out of shape; black out; bliss out; blot out; blow one's brains out; blow out; blurt out; bottom out; bow out; branch out; brave out; break out; break out of; bring out; bug out; bum out; burn out; burst into (out); buy out; call out; camp out; cancel out; card in (out); carry out; cast out; check out; chew out; chicken out; chill out; churn out; clean out; clear out; clock in (out); close out; come out; come out ahead; come out in the wash; come out of; come out with; conk out; cool off (out); cop out; count out; crank out; crap out; crop out; cry (out) for; cut it out; cut out; day after day (day in, day out); deal out; deck out; die out; dig out; dine out on; dish out; do out of; dope out; down and out; drag on (out); draw out; drop out; drown out; drum out; dry out; duck out; ease out; eat someone out of house and home; eat one's heart out; eat out; eat out of one's hand; edge out; eke out; fade out; fall out; farm out; far out; feel out; ferret out; fight it out; figure out; fill out; find out; fish out; fish out of water; fit out; fizzle out; flake out; flat out; flesh out; flip one's lid (out); flunk out; follow out; for crying out loud; fork over (out); freak out; freeze out; fresh out of; get out; get out of; get the lead out; give out; go out; go out of one's way; gross out; grow out of; gut it out; hammer out; hand out; hang out; hang out one's shingle; hang out to dry; hash over (out); have an out; have it out; have one's work cut out; head out; hear out; heart goes out to; help out; hide out; hire out; hit out; hold out; in (out of) favor; in one ear and out the other; in (out of) one's element; in (out of) one's hair; in (out of) print; in (out of) reach; ins and outs; inside out; into (out of) thin air; in (out of) tune; iron out; jury is still out; keep an eye out; kick out; knock out; knock the bottom out; lash out; lay out; leave out; let out; let the cat out of the bag; light out; like a bat out of hell; live out; lock out; log in (out); look out; look out for; lose out; luck out; make a mountain out of a molehill; make capital out of; make out; max out; mellow out; miss out on; murder will out; muster in (out); nose out; nose out of joint; odd man out; on the outs; on the way out; opt out; pan out; parcel out; pass out; pay out; peter out; phase in (out); pick out; pig it (out); played out; play out; point out; poop out; pound out; pour out; price out of the market; print out; prove out; psych out; pull out; pull out all the stops; pull out of a hat; pull the rug out; punch in (out); put one out; put oneself out; put out; put out feelers; put someone out of his or her misery; put out to grass; puzzle out; rack out; rain out; read out of; ride out; right out; right-side out; roll out; root out; round off (out); rough out; rub out; rule out; run out of; run out on; sack in (out); scare out of one's wits; screw someone out of; see out; sell out; set out; settle (wipe out) old scores; shell out; ship out; shut out; sign out; sing out; single out; sit out; skip out; sleep out; slip out; smoke out; snap out of it; sniff out; snuff out; sound out; space out; spell out; spin out; stake out; stamp out; stand out; start out; step out; stick one's neck out; stick out; straighten out; stress out; strike out; string out; strung out; swear out; sweat out; take a leaf out of someone's book; take it out on; take out; take the wind out of someone's sails; talked out; talk out; talk out of; tease out; tell tales (out of school); think out; thrash out; throw out; time out; tired out; top out; trick out; trot out; truth will out; try out; tuckered out; tune out; turn out; wait out; walk out; want in (out); washed out; wash out; wear out; weasel out; weave in and out; weed out; well out of; whacked out; wig out; win out; wipe out; work out; worm out of; write out; year in, year out; zap out.

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Out\, adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. About, But, prep., Carouse, Utter, a.] In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation which is exterior to something; -- opposed to in or into. The something may be expressed after of, from, etc. (see Out of, below); or, if not expressed, it is implied; as, he is out; or, he is out of the house, office, business, etc.; he came out; or, he came out from the ship, meeting, sect, party, etc. Out is used in a variety of applications, as:

1. Away; abroad; off; from home, or from a certain, or a usual, place; not in; not in a particular, or a usual, place; as, the proprietor is out, his team was taken out. "My shoulder blade is out." --Shak.

He hath been out (of the country) nine years. --Shak.

2. Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy, constraint, etc., actual of figurative; hence, not in concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; as, the sun shines out; he laughed out, to be out at the elbows; the secret has leaked out, or is out; the disease broke out on his face; the book is out.

Leaves are out and perfect in a month. --Bacon.

She has not been out [in general society] very long. --H. James.

3. Beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to the end; completely; hence, in, or into, a condition of extinction, exhaustion, completion; as, the fuel, or the fire, has burned out. "Hear me out." --Dryden.

Deceitiful men shall not live out half their days. --Ps. iv. 23.

When the butt is out, we will drink water. --Shak.

4. Beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or into, a state of want, loss, or deprivation; -- used of office, business, property, knowledge, etc.; as, the Democrats went out and the Whigs came in; he put his money out at interest. "Land that is out at rack rent." --Locke. "He was out fifty pounds." --Bp. Fell.

I have forgot my part, and I am out. --Shak.

5. Beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct, proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement, opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation. "Lancelot and I are out." --Shak.

Wicked men are strangely out in the calculating of their own interest. --South.

Very seldom out, in these his guesses. --Addison.

6. Not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores.

Note: Out is largely used in composition as a prefix, with the same significations that it has as a separate word; as outbound, outbreak, outbuilding, outcome, outdo, outdoor, outfield. See also the first Note under Over, adv.

Day in, day out, from the beginning to the limit of each of several days; day by day; every day.

Out and out. (a) adv. Completely; wholly; openly. (b) adj. Without any reservation or disguise; absolute; as, an out and out villain. [As an adj. written also out-and-out.]

Out at, Out in, Out on, etc., elliptical phrases, that to which out refers as a source, origin, etc., being omitted; as, out (of the house and) at the barn; out (of the house, road, fields, etc., and) in the woods.

Three fishers went sailing out into the west, Out into the west, as the sun went down. --C. Kingsley.

Note: In these lines after out may be understood, "of the harbor," "from the shore," "of sight," or some similar phrase. The complete construction is seen in the saying: "Out of the frying pan into the fire."

Out from, a construction similar to out of (below). See Of and From.

Out of, a phrase which may be considered either as composed of an adverb and a preposition, each having its appropriate office in the sentence, or as a compound preposition. Considered as a preposition, it denotes, with verbs of movement or action, from the interior of; beyond the limit: from; hence, origin, source, motive, departure, separation, loss, etc.; -- opposed to in or into; also with verbs of being, the state of being derived, removed, or separated from. Examples may be found in the phrases below, and also under Vocabulary words; as, out of breath; out of countenance.

Out of cess, beyond measure, excessively. --Shak.

Out of character, unbecoming; improper.

Out of conceit with, not pleased with. See under Conceit.

Out of date, not timely; unfashionable; antiquated.

Out of door, Out of doors, beyond the doors; from the house; in, or into, the open air; hence, figuratively, shut out; dismissed. See under Door, also, Out-of-door, Outdoor, Outdoors, in the Vocabulary. "He 's quality, and the question's out of door," --Dryden.

Out of favor, disliked; under displeasure.

Out of frame, not in correct order or condition; irregular; disarranged. --Latimer.

Out of hand, immediately; without delay or preparation. "Ananias . . . fell down and died out of hand." --Latimer.

Out of harm's way, beyond the danger limit; in a safe place.

Out of joint, not in proper connection or adjustment; unhinged; disordered. "The time is out of joint." --Shak.

Out of mind, not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit of memory; as, time out of mind.

Out of one's head, beyond commanding one's mental powers; in a wandering state mentally; delirious. [Colloq.]

Out of one's time, beyond one's period of minority or apprenticeship.

Out of order, not in proper order; disarranged; in confusion.

Out of place, not in the usual or proper place; hence, not proper or becoming.

Out of pocket, in a condition of having expended or lost more money than one has received.

Out of print, not in market, the edition printed being exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, etc.

Out of the question, beyond the limits or range of consideration; impossible to be favorably considered.

Out of reach, beyond one's reach; inaccessible.

Out of season, not in a proper season or time; untimely; inopportune.

Out of sorts, wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell; unhappy; cross. See under Sort, n.

Out of temper, not in good temper; irritated; angry.

Out of time, not in proper time; too soon, or too late.

Out of time, not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an agreeing temper; fretful.

Out of twist, winding, or wind, not in warped condition; perfectly plain and smooth; -- said of surfaces.

Out of use, not in use; unfashionable; obsolete.

Out of the way. (a) On one side; hard to reach or find; secluded. (b) Improper; unusual; wrong.

Out of the woods, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. [Colloq.]

Out to out, from one extreme limit to another, including the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to measurements.

Out West, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some Western State or Territory. [U. S.]

To come out, To cut out, To fall out, etc. See under Come, Cut, Fall, etc.

To put out of the way, to kill; to destroy.

Week in, week out. See Day in, day out (above).

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Out\, n. 1. One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office; -- generally in the plural.

2. A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space; -- chiefly used in the phrase ins and outs; as, the ins and outs of a question. See under In.

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

To make an out (Print.), to omit something, in setting or correcting type, which was in the copy.

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Out\, v. t. 1. To cause to be out; to eject; to expel.

A king outed from his country. --Selden.

The French have been outed of their holds. --Heylin.

2. To come out with; to make known. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

3. To give out; to dispose of; to sell. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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Out\, v. i. To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public. "Truth will out." --Shak.

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Out\, interj. Expressing impatience, anger, a desire to be rid of; -- with the force of command; go out; begone; away; off.

Out, idle words, servants to shallow fools ! --Shak.

Out upon or on! equivalent to "shame upon!" "away with!" as, out upon you!