Lexic.us

Definition of Out

1. Noun. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball. "You only get 3 outs per inning"

2. Adverb. Away from home. "They went out last night"

3. Verb. To state openly and publicly one's homosexuality. "This actor outed last year"

4. Adjective. Not allowed to continue to bat or run. "He fanned out"

5. Adverb. Moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden. "The cat came out from under the bed"

6. Verb. Reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle. "Someone outed a CIA agent"

7. Adjective. Being out or having grown cold. "The fire is out"

8. Adjective. Not worth considering as a possibility. "A picnic is out because of the weather"

9. Verb. Be made known; be disclosed or revealed. "The truth will out"

10. Adverb. From one's possession. "Gave away the tickets"

11. Adjective. Out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election. "Now the Democrats are out"

12. Adjective. Excluded from use or mention. "A taboo subject"

13. Adjective. Directed outward or serving to direct something outward. "The out basket"

14. Adjective. No longer fashionable. "That style is out these days"

15. Adjective. Outside or external. "The out surface of a ship's hull"

16. Adjective. Outer or outlying. "The out islands"

17. Adjective. Knocked unconscious by a heavy blow.

Definition of Out

1. adv. 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.

2. n. One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office; -- generally in the plural.

3. v. t. To cause to be out; to eject; to expel.

4. v. i. To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.

5. interj. Expressing impatience, anger, a desire to be rid of; -- with the force of command; go out; begone; away; off.

Definition of Out

1. Adverb. Away from home or one's usual place, or not indoors. ¹

2. Adverb. Away from; at a distance. ¹

3. Adverb. Away from the inside or the centre. ¹

4. Adverb. Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence. ¹

5. Adverb. Used to intensify or emphasize. ¹

6. Adverb. (context: cricket baseball) Of a player, disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket). ¹

7. Preposition. Away from the inside. ¹

8. Preposition. (informal) Away from the center. (rfex) ¹

9. Noun. A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc. ¹

10. Noun. (baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc. ¹

11. Noun. (cricket) A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game such as hit wicket, wherein the bowler has hit the batter's wicket with the ball. ¹

12. Noun. (poker) A card which can make a hand a winner. ¹

13. Verb. (transitive) To reveal (a person) to be secretly homosexual. ¹

14. Verb. (transitive) To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret. ¹

15. Verb. (transitive) To reveal (a secret). ¹

16. Adjective. (obsolete) Of a young lady, having entered society and available to be courted. ¹

17. Adjective. released, available for purchase, download or other use ¹

18. Adjective. (cricket baseball) Of a batter or batsman, having caused an ''out'' called on himself while batting under various rules of the game. ¹

19. Adjective. Openly acknowledging one's homosexuality. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Out

1. to be revealed [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Out

ousels ouses ousia ousing oust ousted oustee oustees ouster oustering

ousters ousting oustiti oustitis ousts out(a) out(p) out- out-Herod out-Heroded

out-Heroding out-Herods out-and-out out-and-out(a) out-and-outer out-basket out-dwell out-flank out-flanked

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