Definition of
out is the dictionary form of outting Definition of out
out has definitions from the fields of sexuality,baseball
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[ pronoun ] preposition, in or towards the exterior
2
[ adverb ] outside of an enclosed space

Examples

"she is out"

3
[ adverb ] outward from a reference point

Examples

"he kicked his legs out"

4
[ adjective ] not in; or in or into the open

Examples

"has been out all day" "out to lunch" "the sun is out"

5
[ adverb ] away from home

Examples

"they went out last night"

6
[ adjective ] (baseball) not allowed to continue to bat or run

Synonyms

retired

Examples

"he was tagged out at second on a close play" "he fanned out"

7
[ adjective ] of a fire; being out or having grown cold

Synonyms

extinguished quenched extinct

Examples

"threw his extinct cigarette into the stream" "faint smoke from the extinguished candle" "the fire is out" "the quenched flames"

8
[ adjective ] not worth considering as a possibility

Examples

"a picnic is out because of the weather"

9
[ adverb ] from one's possession

Synonyms

away

Examples

"he gave out money to the poor" "gave away the tickets"

10
[ adjective ] no longer fashionable

Examples

"that style is out these days"

11
[ adjective ] directed outward or serving to direct something outward

Examples

"the out doorway" "the out basket"

12
[ adjective ] excluded from use or mention

Synonyms

forbidden taboo tabu proscribed prohibited

Examples

"forbidden fruit" "in our house dancing and playing cards were out" "a taboo subject"

13
[ adjective ] knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

Synonyms

kayoed KO'd stunned knocked_out

14
[ verb ] be made known; be disclosed or revealed

Synonyms

come_out

Examples

"The truth will out"

15
[ adjective ] outer or outlying

Examples

"the out islands"

16
[ adjective ] out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election

Examples

"now the Democrats are out"

17
[ adjective ] outside or external

Examples

"the out surface of a ship's hull"

18
[ verb ] (sexuality) to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality

Synonyms

come_out come_out_of_the_closet

Examples

"This actor outed last year"

19
[ adjective ] excluded from use or mention

Synonyms

forbidden taboo tabu proscribed verboten prohibited

Examples

"forbidden fruit" "in our house dancing and playing cards were out" "a taboo subject"

20
[ verb ] (sexuality) reveal somebody else's homosexuality

Examples

"This actor was outed last week"

21
[ noun ] (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball

Examples

"you only get 3 outs per inning"

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