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out

  [out]
Use out 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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out-

 
a prefixal use of out, adv., occurring in various senses in compounds (outcast, outcome, outside), and serving also to form many transitive verbs denoting a going beyond, surpassing, or outdoing in the particular action indicated (outbid, outdo, outgeneral, outlast, outstay, outrate).
Origin:
ME; OE ūt-; see out

die

1  [dahy]
–verb (used without object), died, dy⋅ing.
1. to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
2. (of something inanimate) to cease to exist: The laughter died on his lips.
3. to lose force, strength, or active qualities: Superstitions die slowly.
4. to cease to function; stop: The motor died.
5. to be no longer subject; become indifferent: to die to worldly matters.
6. to pass gradually; fade or subside gradually (usually fol. by away, out, or down): The storm slowly died down.
7. Theology. to lose spiritual life.
8. to faint or languish.
9. to suffer as if fatally: I'm dying of boredom!
10. to pine with desire, love, longing, etc.: I'm dying to see my home again.
11. to desire or want keenly or greatly: I'm dying for a cup of coffee.
—Verb phrases
12. die away, (of a sound) to become weaker or fainter and then cease: The hoofbeats gradually died away.
13. die down, to become calm or quiet; subside.
14. die off, to die one after another until the number is greatly reduced: Her friends are dying off.
15. die out,
a. to cease to exist; become extinct: Both lines of the family died out before the turn of the century.
b. to die away; fade; subside: The roar of the engines died out as the rocket vanished into the clouds.
—Idioms
16. die hard,
a. to die only after a bitter struggle.
b. to give way or surrender slowly or with difficulty: Childhood beliefs die hard.
17. die standing up, Theater. (of a performance) to be received with silence rather than applause.
18. never say die, never give up hope; never abandon one's efforts.
19. to die for, stunning; remarkable: That dress is to die for.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME dien, deien < ON deyja. Cf. dead, death

Synonyms:
1. expire, depart. Die, pass away (pass on), perish mean to relinquish life. To die is to become dead from any cause and in any circumstances. It is the simplest, plainest, and most direct word for this idea, and is used figuratively of anything that has once displayed activity: An echo, flame, storm, rumor dies. Pass away (or pass on) is a commonly used euphemism implying a con-tinuation of life after death: Grandfather passed away (passed on). Perish, a more literary term, implies death under harsh circumstances such as hunger, cold, neglect, etc.; figuratively, perish connotes utter extinction: Hardship caused many pioneers to perish. Ancient Egyptian civilization has perished.
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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.

    1. Away from a usual place: stepped out for a drink of water; went out for the evening.

    2. Out of normal position: threw his back out.

    3. Out-of-bounds.

    4. From inside a building or shelter into the open air; outside: The boy went out to play.

    5. In the open air; outside: Is it snowing out?

    6. From within a container or source: drained the water out.

    7. From among others: picked out the thief in the crowd.

    8. To exhaustion or depletion: The supplies have run out.

    9. Into extinction or imperceptibility: The fire has gone out.

    10. To a finish or conclusion: Play the game out.

    11. To the fullest extent or degree: all decked out for the dance.

    12. In or into competition or directed effort: went out for the basketball team; was out to win.

    13. Into being or evident existence: The new car models have come out.

    14. Into public circulation: The paper came out early today.

    15. Into disuse or an unfashionable status: Narrow ties have gone out.

    16. Into a state of deprivation or loss: voted the incompetent governor out.

    1. From inside a building or shelter into the open air; outside: The boy went out to play.

    2. In the open air; outside: Is it snowing out?

    3. From within a container or source: drained the water out.

    4. From among others: picked out the thief in the crowd.

    5. To exhaustion or depletion: The supplies have run out.

    6. Into extinction or imperceptibility: The fire has gone out.

    7. To a finish or conclusion: Play the game out.

    8. To the fullest extent or degree: all decked out for the dance.

    9. In or into competition or directed effort: went out for the basketball team; was out to win.

    10. Into being or evident existence: The new car models have come out.

    11. Into public circulation: The paper came out early today.

    12. Into disuse or an unfashionable status: Narrow ties have gone out.

    13. Into a state of deprivation or loss: voted the incompetent governor out.

    1. From within a container or source: drained the water out.

    2. From among others: picked out the thief in the crowd.

    3. To exhaustion or depletion: The supplies have run out.

    4. Into extinction or imperceptibility: The fire has gone out.

    5. To a finish or conclusion: Play the game out.

    6. To the fullest extent or degree: all decked out for the dance.

    7. In or into competition or directed effort: went out for the basketball team; was out to win.

    8. Into being or evident existence: The new car models have come out.

    9. Into public circulation: The paper came out early today.

    10. Into disuse or an unfashionable status: Narrow ties have gone out.

    11. Into a state of deprivation or loss: voted the incompetent governor out.

    1. To exhaustion or depletion: The supplies have run out.

    2. Into extinction or imperceptibility: The fire has gone out.

    3. To a finish or conclusion: Play the game out.

    4. To the fullest extent or degree: all decked out for the dance.

    5. In or into competition or directed effort: went out for the basketball team; was out to win.

    6. Into being or evident existence: The new car models have come out.

    7. Into public circulation: The paper came out early today.

    8. Into disuse or an unfashionable status: Narrow ties have gone out.

    9. Into a state of deprivation or loss: voted the incompetent governor out.

  7. In or into a state of unconsciousness: The drug put him out for two hours.

    1. Into being or evident existence: The new car models have come out.

    2. Into public circulation: The paper came out early today.

    3. Into disuse or an unfashionable status: Narrow ties have gone out.

    4. Into a state of deprivation or loss: voted the incompetent governor out.

  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.

    1. Into disuse or an unfashionable status: Narrow ties have gone out.

    2. 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.

    1. Not operating or operational: The power has been out for a week.

    2. 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

    1. A play in which a batter or base runner is retired.

    2. 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.

[Middle English, from Old English ūt; see ud- in Indo-European roots.]
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Slang Dictionary
die

  1. in.
    to “perish” (figuratively) from laughter or some other emotionally intense response. : The whole audience died laughing.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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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.
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Word Origin & History

die  (v.)
c.1135, possibly from O.Dan. døja or O.N. deyja "to die, pass away," both from P.Gmc. *dawjanan, from PIE base *dheu- "to pass away, become senseless." It has been speculated that O.E. had *diegan, from the same source, but it is not in any of the surviving texts and the preferred words were steorfan (see starve), sweltan (see swelter), wesan dead, also forðgan and other euphemisms. Languages usually don't borrow words from abroad for central life experiences, but "die" words are an exception, since they are often hidden or changed euphemistically out of superstitious dread. A Du. euphemism translates as "to give the pipe to Maarten." Regularly spelled dege through 15c., and still pronounced "dee" by some in Lancashire and Scotland. Used figuratively (of sounds, etc.) from 1581. Die-hard is 1844 as a noun, specifically of the 57th Regiment of Foot in the British Army; 1877 as an adj.

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.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2die
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural dies /'dIz/
: any of various tools or devices for imparting a desiredshape, form, or finish to a material or for impressing an object or material
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die (dī)
v. died, dy·ing (dī'ĭng), dies

  1. To cease living; become dead; expire.

  2. To cease existing, especially by degrees; fade.

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Idioms & Phrases

out

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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