out

/aʊt/

/aʊt/

Other forms: outs; outed; outly

Definitions of out

1. 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”
2. adverb

   from one's possession
   “he gave out money to the poor”

   synonyms: away
3. adverb

   away from home
   “they went out last night”
4. adjective

   directed outward or serving to direct something outward
   “the out doorway”

   “the out basket”

   synonyms:

   outgoing

   leaving a place or a position
5. adjective

   outside or external
   “the out surface of a ship's hull”

   synonyms:

   exterior

   situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building
6. adjective

   outer or outlying
   “the out islands”

   synonyms:

   outer

   being on the outside or further from a center
7. adjective

   excluded from use or mention
   “in our house dancing and playing cards were out”

   synonyms: forbidden, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten

   impermissible

   not permitted
8. adjective

   out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
   “now the Democrats are out”

   synonyms:

   unsuccessful

   not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
9. adjective

   knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
   synonyms: KO'd, kayoed, knocked out, stunned

   unconscious

   not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
10. adjective

    being out or having grown cold
    “the fire is out”

    synonyms: extinct

    dead

    not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
11. adjective

    not allowed to continue to bat or run
    “he was tagged out at second on a close play”

    “he fanned out”

    synonyms:

    down

    being put out by a strikeout

    antonyms:

    safe

    having reached a base without being put out
12. noun

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

    types:

    putout

    an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout)

    strikeout

    an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes

    force, force out, force play, force-out

    a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base

    whiff

    a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike

    fielder's choice

    a play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing runner instead of the batter

    sacrifice

    (baseball) an out that advances the base runners

    type of:

    failure

    an act that fails
13. adjective

    not worth considering as a possibility
    “a picnic is out because of the weather”

    synonyms:

    impossible

    not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
14. adjective

    no longer fashionable
    “that style is out these days”

    synonyms:

    unfashionable, unstylish

    not in accord with or not following current fashion
15. verb

    be made known; be disclosed or revealed
    “The truth will out”

    synonyms: come out
16. verb

    reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
    “Someone outed a CIA agent”

    type of:

    break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap

    make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
17. verb

    to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
    “This actor outed last year”

    synonyms: come out, come out of the closet

    type of:

    break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap

    make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret