out
adjective
- 1
being out or having grown cold
threw his extinct cigarette into the stream
the fire is out
- 2
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
- 3
outer or outlying
the out islands
- 4
outside or external
the out surface of a ship's hull
- 5
no longer fashionable
that style is out these days
- 6
directed outward or serving to direct something outward
the out doorway
the out basket
- 7
excluded from use or mention
forbidden fruit
in our house dancing and playing cards were out
- 8
not worth considering as a possibility
a picnic is out because of the weather
noun
- 1
(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
you only get 3 outs per inning
verb
- 1
be made known; be disclosed or revealed
The truth will out
- 2
reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
The gay actor was outed last week
Someone outed a CIA agent
- 3
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
This actor outed last year
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