out

[[t]aʊt[/t]]

adv.

1) not in the usual place, position, state, etc.:

out of alphabetical order[/ex]

2) away from one's home, country, work, etc., as specified:

to go out of town[/ex]

3) in or into the outdoors:

to go out for a walk[/ex]

4) to a state of exhaustion or depletion:

to pump a well out[/ex]

5) to the end or conclusion, a final decision, etc.:

to say it all out[/ex]

6) to a point or state of extinction:

a practice on the way out[/ex]

7) in or into a state of neglect, disuse, etc.:

That style has gone out[/ex]

8) cvb so as not to be in the normal or proper position or state; out of joint:

Her back went out after her fall[/ex]

9) in or into public notice or knowledge:

The truth is out at last[/ex]

10) on strike:

The miners go out at midnight[/ex]

11) so as to project or extend:

to stretch out[/ex]

12) from a specified source or material:

made out of scraps[/ex]

13) so as to deprive or be deprived:

to be cheated out of one's money[/ex]

14) aloud or loudly:

to cry out[/ex]

15) thoroughly; completely; entirely:

The children tired me out[/ex]

16) so as to obliterate or make undecipherable:

to cross out a misspelling; to ink out[/ex]

17) not at one's home or place of employment; absent:

I stopped by to visit you, but you were out[/ex]

18) not open to consideration; out of the question:

She gets airsick, so flying is out[/ex]

19) wanting; lacking; without:

We had some but now we're out[/ex]

20) removed from or not in effective operation, play, etc., as in a game:

He's out for the season with a leg injury[/ex]

21) no longer holding a job, public office, etc.; unemployed (usu. fol. by of):

to be out of work[/ex]

22) inoperative; extinguished:

The elevator is out. Are the lights out?[/ex]

23) finished; ended:

before the week is out[/ex]

24) not currently fashionable or in vogue:

Fitted waistlines are out this season[/ex]

25) unconscious; senseless:

Two drinks and he's usually out[/ex]

26) gov not in power, authority, or the like:

a member of the out party[/ex]

27) spo baseball

a) (of a batter) not succeeding in getting on base

b) (of a base runner) not successful in an attempt to advance a base or bases

28) out of bounds

29) bus having a financial loss to an indicated extent:

out millions when the market crashed[/ex]

30) incorrect or inaccurate:

calculations out by $247[/ex]

31) not in practice:

Your bow hand is out[/ex]

32) beyond the usual range, size, weight, etc. (often used in combination):

an outsize bed[/ex]

33) threadbare or having holes:

out at the knees[/ex]

34) not available:

Mums are out till next fall[/ex]

35) external; outer

36) located at a distance; outlying:

the out islands[/ex]

37) spo Cricket. not having its innings:

the out side[/ex]

38) sts sl. openly homosexual:

an out lesbian[/ex]

39) spo indicating the first nine holes of an 18-hole golf course (opposed to in):

an out score of 33[/ex]

40) (used to indicate movement or direction from the inside to the outside of something):

She ran out the door[/ex]

41) (used to indicate location):

The car is out back[/ex]

42) (used to indicate movement away from a central point):

Let's drive out the old parkway[/ex]

43) begone! away!

44) cvb rtv (used in radio communications to signify that the sender has finished the message and is not expecting a reply.)

Compare over 46)

45) archaic (an exclamation of indignation, reproach, etc.) (usu. fol. by upon):

Out upon you![/ex]

46) a means of escape from responsibility, embarrassment, etc.:

I had no out[/ex]

47) gov Usu., outs. those persons or groups not in office or lacking status, power, or authority

48) spo baseball

a) put-out

b) a turn at bat that results in a put-out

49) spo (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) an out-of-bounds return or service

50) something that is out, as a projecting corner

51) pri Print. an omission or deletion

52) to go or come out

53) to become public, evident, known, etc.:

The truth will out[/ex]

54) to make known; tell (fol. by with):

Out with the truth![/ex]

55) to eject or expel

56) cvb to intentionally expose (a secret homosexual, esp. a public figure)

•

- all out on the outs out from under out of out of it out of place

57) idi out of trim, Naut. (of a ship) drawing excessively at the bow or stern

•

Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE ūt, c. OFris, OSūt, OHGūz, ON ūt; akin to Skt ud-