out (adj.)

  1. not allowed to continue to bat or run; he was tagged out at second on a close play; he fanned out'

    out (n.)

  1. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; you only get 3 outs per inning'

    out (adv.)

  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 ones possession; he gave out money to the poor; gave away the tickets

    [ Syn: away , away , away , away , away , away , away , away ]

    out (adj.)

  1. knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

    [ Syn: knocked out , kayoed , kod , stunned ]

  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 , prohibited , proscribed , taboo , tabu , verboten ]

  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'

    out (v.)

  1. to state openly and publicly ones homosexuality; This actor outed last year

    [ Syn: come out of the closet , come out ]

  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

    [ Syn: come out ]

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