out

/ˈa‍ʊt/

/ˈaʊt/

[adverb] [adjective] [noun] [verb] [preposition] [prefix]

out

[ADVERB]

outside a room, building, etc.

in the opposite direction of the center of a place

from one's possession

synonyms : away

a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable

‌not possible or not allowed

(in games and competitions) no longer able or allowed to play or participate

out

[ADJECTIVE]

not allowed to continue to bat or run

antonyms : safe(p)

being out or having grown cold

synonyms : extinct

out(p)

not worth considering as a possibility

outside or external

excluded from use or mention

synonyms : forbidden

outer or outlying

directed outward or serving to direct something outward

knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

synonyms : kayoed

outdated and no longer considered in style or popular

out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election

Out

[NOUN]

(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball

to out

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

be made known; be disclosed or revealed

synonyms : come out

reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle

to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality

synonyms : come out

come out of the closet

out

[PREPOSITION]

from the inside of something toward the outside

out-

[PREFIX]

used to indicate that something is beyond or outside of the ordinary or expected

Examples

1. Troops drove out the demonstrators.

2. The athletes trained their guts out for months in preparation for the championship match.

3. Her true feelings were finally out in the open.

4. By that point in the argument, reason had gone out the window.

Nearby words

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