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out of it

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out

  [out]
Use out of it in a Sentence
–adverb
1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
2. away from one's home, country, work, etc., as specified: to go out of town.
3. in or into the outdoors: to go out for a walk.
4. to a state of exhaustion, extinction, or depletion: to pump a well out.
5. to the end or conclusion; to a final decision or resolution: to say it all out.
6. to a point or state of extinction, nonexistence, etc.: to blow out the candle; a practice on the way out.
7. in or into a state of neglect, disuse, etc.; not in current vogue or fashion: That style has gone out.
8. so as not to be in the normal or proper position or state; out of joint: His back went out after his fall.
9. in or into public notice or knowledge: The truth is out at last.
10. seeking openly and energetically to do or have: to be out for a good time.
11. not in present possession or use, as on loan: The librarian said that the book was still out.
12. on strike: The miners go out at midnight.
13. so as to project or extend: to stretch out; stick your tongue out.
14. in or into activity, existence, or outward manifestation: A rash came out on her arm.
15. from a specified source or material: made out of scraps.
16. from a state of composure, satisfaction, or harmony: to be put out over trifles.
17. in or into a state of confusion, vexation, dispute, variance, or unfriendliness: to fall out about trifles.
18. so as to deprive or be deprived: to be cheated out of one's money.
19. so as to use the last part of: to run out of gas.
20. from a number, stock, or store: to point out the errors.
21. aloud or loudly: to cry out.
22. with completeness or effectiveness: to fill out.
23. thoroughly; completely; entirely: The children tired me out.
24. so as to obliterate or make undecipherable: to cross out a misspelling; to ink out.
–adjective
25. not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
26. not open to consideration; out of the question: I wanted to go by plane, but all the flights are booked, so that's out.
27. wanting; lacking; without: We had some but now we're out.
28. removed from or not in effective operation, play, a turn at bat, or the like, as in a game: He's out for the season because of an injury.
29. no longer having or holding a job, public office, etc.; unemployed; disengaged (usually fol. by of): to be out of work.
30. inoperative; extinguished: The elevator is out. Are the lights out?
31. finished; ended: before the week is out.
32. not currently stylish, fashionable, or in vogue: Fitted waistlines are out this season.
33. unconscious; senseless: Two drinks and he's usually out.
34. not in power, authority, or the like: a member of the out party.
35. Baseball.
a. (of a batter) not succeeding in getting on base: He was out at first on an attempted bunt.
b. (of a base runner) not successful in an attempt to advance a base or bases: He was out in attempting to steal second base.
36. beyond fixed or regular limits; out of bounds: The ball was out.
37. having a pecuniary loss or expense to an indicated extent: The company will be out millions of dollars if the new factory doesn't open on schedule.
38. incorrect or inaccurate: His calculations are out.
39. not in practice; unskillful from lack of practice: Your bow hand is out.
40. beyond the usual range, size, weight, etc. (often used in combination): an outsize bed.
41. exposed; made bare, as by holes in one's clothing: out at the knees.
42. at variance; at odds; unfriendly: They are out with each other.
43. moving or directed outward; outgoing: the out train.
44. not available, plentiful, etc.: Mums are out till next fall.
45. external; exterior; outer.
46. located at a distance; outlying: We sailed to six of the out islands.
47. Cricket. not having its innings: the out side.
48. of or pertaining to the playing of the first nine holes of an 18-hole golf course (opposed to in ): His out score on the second round was 33.
–preposition
49. (used to indicate movement or direction from the inside to the outside of something): He looked out the window. She ran out the door.
50. (used to indicate location): The car is parked out back.
51. (used to indicate movement away from a central point): Let's drive out the old parkway.
–interjection
52. begone! away!
53. (used in radio communications to signify that the sender has finished the message and is not expecting or prepared to receive a reply.) Compare over (def. 52).
54. Archaic. (an exclamation of abhorrence, indignation, reproach, or grief (usually fol. by upon): Out upon you!
–noun
55. a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.: He always left himself an out.
56. a person who lacks status, power, or authority, esp. in relation to a particular group or situation.
57. Usually, outs. persons not in office or political power (distinguished from ins ).
58. Baseball. a put-out.
59. (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) a return or service that does not land within the in-bounds limits of a court or section of a court (opposed to in ).
60. something that is out, as a projecting corner.
61. Printing.
a. the omission of a word or words.
b. the word or words omitted.
62. Northern British Dialect. an outing.
–verb (used without object)
63. to go or come out.
64. to become public, evident, known, etc.: The truth will out.
65. to make known; tell; utter (fol. by with): Out with the truth!
–verb (used with object)
66. to eject or expel; discharge; oust.
67. to intentionally expose (a secret homosexual, a spy, etc.).
—Idioms
68. all out, with maximum effort; thoroughly or wholeheartedly: They went all out to finish by Friday.
69. be on the or at outs with, Informal. to be estranged from (another person); be unfriendly or on bad terms with: He is on the outs with his brother.
70. out and away, to a surpassing extent; far and away; by far: It was out and away the best apple pie she had ever eaten.
71. out for, aggressively determined to acquire, achieve, etc.: He's out for all the money he can get.
72. out from under, out of a difficult situation, esp. of debts or other obligations: The work piled up while I was away and I don't know how I'll ever get out from under.
73. out of,
a. not within: out of the house.
b. beyond the reach of: The boat's passengers had sailed out of hearing.
c. not in a condition of: out of danger.
d. so as to deprive or be deprived of.
e. from within or among: Take the jokers out of the pack.
f. because of; owing to: out of loyalty.
g. foaled by (a dam): Grey Dancer out of Lady Grey.
74. out of it, Informal.
a. not part of or acceptable within an activity, social group, or fashion: She felt out of it because none of her friends were at the party.
b. not conscious; drunk or heavily drugged.
c. not alert or clearheaded; confused; muddled.
d. eliminated from contention: If our team loses two more games, we'll be out of it.
75. out of sight. sight (def. 25).
76. out of trim, Nautical. (of a ship) drawing excessively at the bow or stern.
Origin:
bef. 900; (adv.) ME; OE ūt; c. D uit, G aus, ON, Goth ūt; akin to Skt ud-; (adj., interjection, and prep.) ME, from the adv.; (v.) ME outen, OE ūtian to put out, c. OFris ūtia
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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out of  
prep.  

    1. From within to the outside of: got out of the car.

    2. From a given condition: came out of her trance.

    3. From an origin, source, or cause: made out of wood; did it out of spite.

    4. In, especially intermittently in: works out of the main office.

    5. In a position or situation beyond the range, boundaries, limits, or sphere of: The plane flew out of sight.

    6. In a state or position away from the expected or usual: out of practice; out of touch with reality.

    1. In a position or situation beyond the range, boundaries, limits, or sphere of: The plane flew out of sight.

    2. In a state or position away from the expected or usual: out of practice; out of touch with reality.

  3. From among: five out of six votes.

  4. In or into a condition of no longer having: We're out of coffee. We were tricked out of our savings.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
out

  1. mod.
    alcohol or drug intoxicated. (Probably from far out.) : Those guys are really out!
  2. mod.
    out of fashion. (The opposite of in.) : That kind of clothing is strictly out.
  3. tv.
    to make someone's homosexuality public. (Can be reflexive.) : He outed himself at the party last Friday.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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out of it

  1. mod.
    not in with the real world. : You never pay attention to what's going on. You're really out of it.
  2. mod.
    alcohol or drug intoxicated. : When they are out of it, they are quite dangerous.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

out  (adv.)
O.E. ut, common Gmc. (cf. O.N., O.Fris., Goth. ut, Du. uit, Ger. aus), from PIE base *ud- "up, up away" (cf. Skt. ut "up, out," uttarah "higher, upper, later, northern;" Avestan uz- "up, out," O.Ir. ud- "out," L. usque "all the way to, without interruption," Gk. hysteros "the latter," Rus. vy- "out"). Meaning "unconscious" is attested from 1898, originally in boxing. Sense of "not popular or modern" is from 1966. The verb was O.E. utian "expel," used in many senses over the years. Meaning "to expose as a closet homosexual" is first recorded 1990; as an adj. meaning "openly avowing one's homosexuality" it dates from 1970s (see closet; senses of "into public view" have been present in out since 16c.). Noun sense in baseball (1860) was originally from cricket, where it is attested from 1746. Adverbial phrase out-and-out "thoroughly" is attested from 1325; adj. usage is attested from 1813; out-of-the-way (adj.) "remote, secluded" is attested from c.1483. Out-of-towner "one not from a certain place" is from 1911. Shakespeare's It out-herods Herod ("Hamlet") reflects Herod as stock braggart and bully in old religious drama and was widely imitated 19c. Out to lunch "insane" is student slang from 1955; out of this world "excellent" is from 1938; out of sight "excellent, superior" is from 1891.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

out of it

  1. Not participating in or knowledgeable about a particular trend, pursuit, or group. For example, Dad looked really out of it, riding his bike in bathing trunks and long black socks, or Mary sometimes felt out of it because she didn't know anyone in the most popular crowd. [Early 1800s]

  2. Confused or disoriented. For example, Two or three beers and she was out of it, or He had no idea where he was or had been; he was totally out of it. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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