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Meaning of 'out' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Out [ 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores.
2 . Out [ interj.]
- Expressing impatience, anger, a desire to be rid of; -- with the force of command; go out; begone; away; off.
3 . Out [ n.]
- One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office; -- generally in the plural.
- 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.
- A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
4 . Out [ v. i.]
- To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.
5 . Out [ v. t.]
- To cause to be out; to eject; to expel.
- To come out with; to make known.
- To give out; to dispose of; to sell.

Meaning of 'out' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . out [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
Example in sentence:
  • you only get 3 outs per inning
2 . out [ v]
Meaning (2):
- reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
Example in sentence:
  • Someone outed a CIA agent;
  • The gay actor was outed last week
Meaning (3):
- be made known; be disclosed or revealed
Example in sentence:
  • The truth will out
Meaning (4):
- to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
Example in sentence:
  • This actor outed last year
5 . out [ a]
Meaning (5):
- not allowed to continue to bat or run
Example in sentence:
  • he fanned out;
  • he was tagged out at second on a close play
6 . out [ r]
Meaning (6):
- from one's possession
Example in sentence:
  • gave away the tickets;
  • he gave out money to the poor
Meaning (7):
- moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
Example in sentence:
  • the cat came out from under the bed
Meaning (8):
- away from home
Example in sentence:
  • they went out last night
9 . out [ s]
Meaning (9):
- not worth considering as a possibility
Example in sentence:
  • a picnic is out because of the weather
Meaning (10):
- excluded from use or mention
Example in sentence:
  • a taboo subject;
  • forbidden fruit;
  • in our house dancing and playing cards were out
Meaning (11):
- no longer fashionable
Example in sentence:
  • my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes;
  • that style is out these days
Meaning (12):
- out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
Example in sentence:
  • now the Democrats are out
Meaning (13):
- being out or having grown cold
Example in sentence:
  • the fire is out;
  • threw his extinct cigarette into the stream
Meaning (14):
- directed outward or serving to direct something outward
Example in sentence:
  • the out basket;
  • the out doorway
Meaning (15):
- outer or outlying
Example in sentence:
  • the out islands
Meaning (16):
- outside or external
Example in sentence:
  • the out surface of a ship's hull

Nearby Words:

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