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out

/æɔt/ /ʌʊt/ /ɘʉt/ /aʊt/

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noun

A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.

Examples :

"They wrote the law to give those organizations an out."

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noun

A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.

Examples :

"The batter's third out ended his turn at bat. "

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noun

A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball.

Examples :

"The batter's out ended his turn at bat. "

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noun

A card which can make a hand a winner.

Examples :

"The "out" card in the card game meant Sarah's hand was now the winning one. "

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noun

A trip out; an outing.

Examples :

"We planned a trip to the zoo as our family outing. "

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noun

(chiefly in the plural) One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.

Examples :

"The new mayor and the other out council members are having a meeting to discuss the city budget. "

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noun

A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.

Examples :

"The small out in the garden shed provided a quiet place to read. "

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noun

A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.

Examples :

"The teacher noticed an out in the student's essay – the whole paragraph about the history of the printing press was missing. "

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verb

To eject; to expel.

Examples :

"The teacher had to out the misbehaving student from the classroom. "

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verb

To reveal (a person) as LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).

Examples :

"The gossip spread quickly that the new student had been outed as gay. "

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verb

To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.

Examples :

"The newspaper article out the famous actor as a secret spy for the government. "

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verb

To reveal (a secret).

Examples :

"A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design."

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verb

To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public or apparent.

Examples :

"The secret meeting was out in the open after the newspaper published the story. "

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adjective

Not at home; not at one's office or place of employment.

Examples :

"My sister is out today; she's at a doctor's appointment. "

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adjective

Not inside or within something.

Examples :

"I worked away cleaning the U-bend until all the gunge was out."

position space essential

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adjective

Freed from confinement or secrecy.

Examples :

"My secret is out."

society culture essential

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adjective

Not fitted or inserted into something.

Examples :

"The drawer is out of place; the silverware is not properly inserted. "

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adjective

Of the ball or other playing implement, falling or passing outside the bounds of the playing area.

Examples :

"I thought the ball hit the line, but the umpire said it was out."

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adjective

Released, available for purchase, download or other use.

Examples :

"Did you hear? Their newest CD is out!"

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adjective

(in various games; used especially of a batsman or batter in cricket or baseball) Dismissed from play under the rules of the game.

Examples :

"He bowls, Johnson pokes at it ... and ... Johnson is out! Caught behind by Ponsonby!"

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adjective

Openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).

Examples :

"My younger brother is out about his sexuality; he told our family he is gay. "

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adjective

(by extension) Open, public; public about or openly acknowledging some (usually specified) identity.

Examples :

"My sister is now out about being a lesbian. "

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adjective

(of flowers) In bloom.

Examples :

"The garden looks beautiful now that the roses are out."

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adjective

(of the sun, moon or stars) Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds.

Examples :

"The moon was out last night, shining brightly. "

weather astronomy essential

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adjective

(of lamps, fires etc.) Not shining or burning.

Examples :

"I called round to the house but all the lights were out and no one was home."

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adjective

(of ideas, plans, etc.) Discarded; no longer a possibility.

Examples :

"The plan for the school trip is now out; we've decided to do something different. "

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adjective

(of certain services, devices, or facilities) Not available; out of service.

Examples :

"My wi-fi is out."

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adjective

(of a user of a service) Not having availability of a service, as power or communications.

Examples :

"Most of the city got service back yesterday, but my neighborhood is still out."

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adjective

(of an organization, etc.) Temporarily not in operation, or not being attended as usual.

Examples :

"when school gets out for today, when college is out for the summer"

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adjective

Of the tide, at or near its lowest level.

Examples :

"The ocean was out, revealing a wide, sandy beach. "

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adjective

No longer popular or in fashion.

Examples :

"Black is out this season. The new black is white."

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adjective

Without; no longer in possession of; not having more

Examples :

"My sister is out of money for the week. "

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adjective

(of calculations or measurements) Containing errors or discrepancies; in error by a stated amount.

Examples :

"Nothing adds up in this report. All these figures are out."

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adjective

Of a young lady: having entered society and available to be courted.

Examples :

"The new student was considered an out young lady, ready to meet eligible men at the social gatherings. "

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adverb

Away from the inside, centre or other point of reference.

Examples :

"For six hours the tide flows out, then for six hours it flows in."

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adverb

Away from home or one's usual place.

Examples :

"My brother went out to the park this afternoon. "

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adverb

Outside; not indoors.

Examples :

"Last night we slept out under the stars."

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adverb

Away from; at a distance.

Examples :

"Keep out!"

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adverb

Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence.

Examples :

"I painted out that nasty mark on the wall."

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adverb

To the end; completely.

Examples :

"The student studied for the exam completely out. "

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adverb

Used to intensify or emphasize.

Examples :

"The place was all decked out for the holidays."

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adverb

(of the sun, moon, stars, etc.) So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc.

Examples :

"The sun came out after the rain, and we saw a rainbow."

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adverb

Of a player, so as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket).

Examples :

"Wilson was bowled out for five runs."

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preposition

From from the inside to the outside of; out of.

Examples :

"The cat jumped out of the box. "

direction position essential

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interjection

(procedure word) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.

Examples :

"Destruction. Two T-72s destroyed. Three foot mobiles down. Out."

communication military technical signal language essential

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interjection

Get out; begone; away!

Examples :

""Out!" shouted the teacher, waving her hand dismissively. "

exclamation language essential