Out
English Meaning
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.
- In a direction away from the inside: Let's go out and look at the stars.
- Away from the center or middle: The troops fanned out.
- Away from a usual place: stepped out for a drink of water; went out for the evening.
- Out of normal position: threw his back out.
- Out-of-bounds.
- From inside a building or shelter into the open air; outside: The boy went out to play.
- In the open air; outside: Is it snowing out?
- From within a container or source: drained the water out.
- From among others: picked out the thief in the crowd.
- To exhaustion or depletion: The supplies have run out.
- Into extinction or imperceptibility: The fire has gone out.
- To a finish or conclusion: Play the game out.
- To the fullest extent or degree: all decked out for the dance.
- In or into competition or directed effort: went out for the basketball team; was out to win.
- In or into a state of unconsciousness: The drug put him out for two hours.
- Into being or evident existence: The new car models have come out.
- Into public circulation: The paper came out early today.
- Into view: The moon came out.
- Without inhibition; boldly: Speak out.
- Into possession of another or others; into distribution: giving out free passes.
- Into disuse or an unfashionable status: Narrow ties have gone out.
- Into a state of deprivation or loss: voted the incompetent governor out.
- In the time following; afterward: "to gauge economic conditions six months out” ( Christian Science Monitor).
- Baseball So as to be retired, or counted as an out: He grounded out to the shortstop.
- On strike: The auto workers went out when management refused to reduce outsourcing.
- Exterior; external: the out surface of a ship's hull.
- Directed away from a place or center; outgoing: the out doorway.
- Traveling or landing out-of-bounds.
- Not operating or operational: The power has been out for a week.
- Extinguished: The lights were out next door.
- Unconscious: was out for an hour during surgery.
- Not to be considered or permitted: A taxi is out, because we don't have enough money. From now on, eating candy before dinner is out.
- No longer fashionable.
- No longer existing in one's possession or supplies: I can't offer you coffee because we're out.
- Informal Openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual: an out performer.
- Baseball Not allowed to continue to bat or run; retired.
- Forth from; through: He fell out the window.
- Beyond or outside of: Out this door is the garage.
- Within the area of: The house has a garden out back.
- One that is out, especially one who is out of power.
- Informal A means of escape: The window was my only out.
- Baseball A play in which a batter or base runner is retired.
- Baseball The player retired in such a play.
- Sports A serve or return that falls out of bounds in a court game.
- Printing A word or other part of a manuscript omitted from the printed copy.
- To be disclosed or revealed; come out: Truth will out.
- Sports To send (a tennis ball, for example) outside the court or playing area.
- To expose (one considered to be heterosexual) as being gay, lesbian, or bisexual: a tabloid article that outed a well-known politican.
- Chiefly British To knock unconscious.
- Used in two-way radio to indicate that a transmission is complete and no reply is expected.
- on the outs Informal Not on friendly terms; disagreeing.