ALL meanings of out
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O o - noun out a way out; means of avoiding something; excuse 0
- noun out the failure of a batter or runner to reach base safely 0
- noun out the omission of a word or words 0
- noun out the word or words omitted 0
- noun out a service or return that lands out of bounds 0
- intransitive verb out to come out; esp., to become known 0
- verb transitive out to put out 0
- verb transitive out to identify publicly as a homosexual (a person not previously so identified) 0
- interjection out get out; go away; begone 0
- interjection out communication completed 0
- adverb out When something is in a particular place and you take it out, you remove it from that place. 0
- adverb out You can use out to indicate that you are talking about the situation outside, rather than inside buildings. 0
- adverb out If you are out, you are not at home or not at your usual place of work. 0
- adverb out If you say that someone is out in a particular place, you mean that they are in a different place, usually one far away. 0
- adverb out When the sea or tide goes out, the sea moves away from the shore. 0
- adverb out If you are out a particular amount of money, you have that amount less than you should or than you did. 0
- adjective out If a light or fire is out or goes out, it is no longer shining or burning. 0
- adjective out If flowers are out, their petals have opened. 0
- adjective out Out is also an adverb. 0
- adjective out If something such as a book or CD is out, it is available for people to buy. 0
- adjective out If workers are out, they are on strike. 0
- adjective out In a game or sport, if someone is out, they can no longer take part either because they are unable to or because they have been defeated. 0
- adjective out In baseball, a player is out if they do not reach a base safely. When three players in a team are out in an inning, then the team is out. 0
- adjective out If you say that a proposal or suggestion is out, you mean that it is unacceptable. 0
- adjective out If you say that a particular thing is out, you mean that it is no longer fashionable at the present time. 0
- adjective out If you say that a calculation or measurement is out, you mean that it is incorrect. 0
- adjective out If someone is out to do something, they intend to do it. 0
- verb out If a group of people out a public figure or famous person, they reveal that person's homosexuality against their wishes. 0
- adverb out at or to a point beyond the limits of some location; outside 0
- adverb out out of consciousness 0
- adverb out used to indicate a burst of activity as indicated by the verb 0
- adverb out used to indicate obliteration of an object 0
- adverb out used to indicate an approximate drawing or description 0