out

/ˈaʊt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

not allowed to continue to bat or run
“he was tagged out at second on a close play”
being out or having grown cold
“threw his extinct cigarette into the stream”
not worth considering as a possibility
“a picnic is out because of the weather”
out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
“now the Democrats are out”
excluded from use or mention
“forbidden fruit”
directed outward or serving to direct something outward
“the out doorway”
no longer fashionable
“that style is out these days”
outside or external
“the out surface of a ship's hull”
outer or outlying
“the out islands”
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

adverb

away from home
“they went out last night”
moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
“the cat came out from under the bed”
from one's possession
“he gave out money to the poor”

noun

(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
“you only get 3 outs per inning”

verb

to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
“This actor outed last year”
reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
“The gay actor was outed last week”
be made known; be disclosed or revealed
“The truth will out”

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