out

out [out]

adv.

[ME < OE ut, akin to ON út, Ger aus < IE base * ud-, up, up away > Sans úd-, L us(que)]

1.

a) away from, forth from, or removed from a place, position, or situation [they live ten miles out]

b) away from home [to go out for dinner]

c) away from shore

d) on strike

2. into or in the open air [come out and play]

3. into or in existence or activity [disease broke out]

4.

a) to a conclusion or result [argue it out]

b) completely, fully, or to the point of exhaustion [tired out, dry out]

c) in full bloom, or in leaf

5. into sight or notice [the moon came out]

6.

a) into or in circulation [to put out a new style]

b) into or in society [debutantes who come out]

7. from existence, operation, or activity [fade out, burn out, die out]

8. so as to remove from power or office [vote them out]

9. forcefully; aloud [sing out, speak out]

10. beyond a regular or normal surface, condition, or position [stand out, eke out, lengthen out]

11. away from the interior, center, or midst [spread out, reach out, branch out]: sometimes implying sharing or dividing [ deal out, sort out]

12. from one state, as of composure, harmony, or agreement, into another, as of annoyance, discord, or disagreement [to feel put out; friends may fall out]

13. into or in disuse, discard, or obsolescence [long skirts went out]

14. from a number, group, or stock [pick out]

15. Slang into or in unconsciousness [to pass out]

16. Baseball in a manner that results in an out [to fly out]

adj.

1. external: usually in combination [outpost, outfield]

2. beyond regular limits

3. outlying; remote

4. going or directed outward [an out flight]

5. away from work, school, etc. [out because of sickness]

6. bared because of torn clothing, etc. [out at the elbow]

7. deviating from what is accurate or right [out in one's estimates]

8.

a) not in effective use, operation, etc.

b) turned off; extinguished

9. not to be considered; not possible

10. in disagreement; at variance

11. that is not successful or in power

12. deliberating in order to reach a verdict [the jury is still out ]

☆ 13. Informal having suffered a financial loss [out fifty dollars]

14. Informal no longer popular, fashionable, etc.; outmoded

15. Informal publicly identified as being homosexual

16. Baseball failing or having failed to get on base

prep.

1. out of; through to the outside [he walked out the door]

2. along, and away from a central location or some other point of departure [to drive out a country road]

3. Old Poet. forth from: usually preceded by the preposition from: used without a distinct meaning or syntactic function [a rousing cry from out the trumpet's throat]

n.

1. something that is out

2. a person, group, etc. that is not in power, in office, or in a favored position usually used in pl.

☆ 3. Slang a way out; means of avoiding something; excuse

☆ 4. Baseball the failure of a batter or runner to reach base safely

☆ 5. Printing

a) the omission of a word or words

b) the word or words omitted

6. Racket Sports a service or return that lands out of bounds

vi.

to come out; esp., to become known [the truth will out]

vt.

1. Now Chiefly Dial. to put out

☆ 2. Informal to identify publicly as a homosexual (a person not previously so identified)

interj.

1. get out; go away; begone

2. communication completed: term used in radio communication

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go out

Golf to play the first nine holes of an 18-hole golf course

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on the outs

Informal on unfriendly terms: also, esp. formerly, at outs

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out and away

by far; without comparison

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out and out

completely; thoroughly

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☆ out for

making a determined effort to get or do

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out from under

Informal away from difficulty or danger

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out of

1. from inside of

2. from the number of

3. past the boundaries or scope of; beyond

4. from (material, etc.) [made out of stone]

5. because of [out of spite]

6. given birth by: said of animals

7. not in possession of; having no [out of money, out of gas]

8. not in a condition [out of order, out of focus]

9. so as to deprive or be deprived of [cheat out of money]

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out of it Slang

1. not sophisticated, fashionable, etc.; not hip, with-it, etc.

2. in a diminished or impaired mental state; specif., confused, intoxicated, unconscious, etc.

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out one's way

Informal in, to, or near one's neighborhood

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☆ out on one's feet

1. dazed or stunned, but still standing: said esp. of a boxer

2. completely exhausted

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out there Slang

1. in or at a place or places regarded as being distant or remote, outside, etc.

2. crazy; insane

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☆ out to

making a determined effort to