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   out

   /aʊt/

   adverb

   • 1. moving or appearing to move away from a particular place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden: "he walked out into the street"
   • ▪ situated or operating in the open air, away from buildings: "the search-and-rescue team have been out looking for you"
   • ▪ no longer detained in prison: "they would be out on bail in no time"
   • 2. situated far or at a particular distance from somewhere: "an old farmhouse right out in the middle of nowhere"
   • ▪ to sea, away from the land: "the Persian fleet put out from Cyprus"
   • ▪ (of the tide) falling or at its lowest level: "the tide was going out"
   • ▪ indicating a specified distance away from the goal line or finishing line: "he scored from 70 metres out"
   • 3. away from home: "he's gone out"
   • ▪ in or to a public place for purposes of pleasure or entertainment: "an evening out at a restaurant"
   • 4. so as to be revealed or known: "find out what you can"
   • ▪ aloud; so as to be heard: "Miss Beard cried out in horror"
   • 5. at or to an end: "the romance fizzled out"
   • ▪ so as to be finished or complete: "I'll leave them to fight it out"
   • ▪ in various other completive uses: "the crowd had thinned out"
   • 6. (of a light or fire) so as to be extinguished or no longer burning: "at ten o'clock the lights went out"
   • ▪ (of a stain or mark) no longer visible; removed: "try to get the stain out"
   • 7. no longer involved in a situation, competition, or activity: "Oxford United are out of the FA Cup"
   • 8. (of a jury) considering its verdict in secrecy.

   preposition

   • 1. non-standard contraction of out of: "he ran out the door"

   adjective

   • 1. not at home or at one's place of work: "if he called, she'd pretend to be out" Similar not herenot at homenot ingone awayawayelsewhereabsentaway from one's deskOpposite in
   • ▪ (of the ball in tennis and similar games) outside the designated playing area.
   • 2. revealed or made public: "the secret was soon out" Similar revealedcommon knowledgepublic knowledgeknowndiscloseddivulgedexposedOpposite unknownsecret
   • 3. no longer alight; extinguished: "the fire was nearly out" Similar not burningextinguishedno longer alightquencheddouseddeaddefunct
   • 4. (of a book, recording, or other product) published or made available: "the book should be out before the end of the month" Similar availableobtainablein the shopspublishedin printissued
   • ▪ in existence or use: "it works as well as any system that's out"
   • ▪ (of a flower) in bloom; open. Similar in flowerfloweringin bloomin full bloombloomingin blossomblossomingopenOpposite in bud
   • ▪ (of a young upper-class woman) introduced into society: dated "where is the use of having a lot of dresses when she isn't out yet?"
   • 5. not concealing one's sexuality or gender identity: "I had been out since I was 17"
   • 6. at an end: "school was out for the summer"
   • ▪ no longer in fashion: informal "grunge is out" Similar no longer in fashionout of fashionunfashionableout of styledatedout of dateoutdatednot inbehind the timesdémodépasséinformal:old hatnot with itantwackyOpposite fashionable
   • 7. in a state of unconsciousness.
   • ▪ unable to rise from the floor.
   • 8. mistaken; in error: "he was slightly out in his calculations" Similar mistakeninaccurateincorrectwide of the markwrongin erroroffOpposite spot onaccurate
   • ▪ not possible or worth considering: "a trip to the seaside is out for a start"
   • 9. no longer batting or at bat; having had one's innings or at bat ended by the fielding side: "England were all out for 159"

   noun

   • 1. a way of escaping from a problem or dilemma: informal "he was desperately looking for an out"
   • 2. an act of putting a player out.
   • 3. the political party not in office.

   verb

   • 1. reveal the sexual or gender identity of (a person).
   • 2. expel, reject, or dismiss: dated "they had outed Asquith quite easily"
   • 3. extinguish: West Indian "out the lamp when you're ready"
   • 4. become known; emerge: archaic, literary "the truth will out"

   Word Origin Old Englishūt (adverb), ūtian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch uit and German aus.

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   to a state of exhaustion, extinction, or depletion: to pump a well out. to the end or conclusion; to a final decision or resolution: to say it all out. to a point or state of extinction, nonexistence, etc.: a practice on the way out. to blow out the candle; a practice on the way out.

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   moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden. “the cat came out from under the bed”. adverb. from one's possession. “he gave out money to the poor”. synonyms: away. adverb. away from home. “they went out last night”.