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out [ owt ] (past and past participle out·ed, present participle out·ing, 3rd person present singular outs) CORE MEANING: a grammatical word indicating that somebody or something is away from a place or removed from somewhere
  (adv) The child raced out and got back onto the bike.
(adv) She yanked out the weeds.
(adj) She's been out late every night. |
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1. adverb away from particular place: away from a place, especially the inside of something
He reached underneath the bed and hauled out a heavy box.
The child scampered out and jumped on the bike.
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2. adverb outside: outside a place rather than inside
It's cold out.
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3. adverb in another place: in another place, usually far away
She's out in Australia, I think.
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4. adverb indicates end point: indicates a goal or objective achieved in the action specified by the verb
Stick it out - never give up.
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5. adverb existing: in existence
It's one of the best albums out.
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6. adverb so as to retire from play: in baseball, in such a way as to retire a batter or team, or be retired from play
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7. adjective away from home: away from home or your place of work
(adj) He's not answering the doorbell, so he must be out.
(adv) She's not answering the phone; she must have gone out.
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8. adjective farther away: refers to the tide when the sea moves away from the shore
(adj) We can cross to the island when the tide is out.
(adv) The tide moves out at around five o'clock.
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9. adjective no longer burning: no longer alight or no longer burning
(adj) The fire is out.
(adv) The light has gone out.
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10. adjective in flower: in flower
(adj) The daffodils are out at last.
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11. adjective available: available for people to buy
(adj) Her new book is out in paperback.
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12. adjective on strike: on strike
(adj) The miners have been out for a month now.
(adv) Several hundred workers came out in protest over the benefit cuts.
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13. adjective no longer in game: unable to take part any longer in a game or sport
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14. adjective considering verdict: describes a jury that is considering its verdict
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15. adjective incorrect: inaccurate or incorrect
Look - the figures are way out.
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16. adjective unacceptable: unacceptable or not worth considering
That possibility is out, I'm afraid.
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17. adjective unfashionable: no longer in fashion
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18. adjective intent: determined or intent on something
He's just out for what he can get.
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19. adjective unconscious: unconscious
She was out cold.
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20. adjective used up: used up or exhausted
All our rations are out.
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21. adjective not in government: no longer in power or office
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22. adjective finished: completed or concluded
before the year is out
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23. adjective not operational: not in working order
All the phones are out.
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24. adjective retired from play: in baseball, retired from offensive play
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25. adjective openly gay or lesbian: open about being gay or lesbian
He isn't out to his parents.
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26. interjection away from here!: a command for somebody to leave a place
Out! And don't come back!
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27. transitive verb expose somebody's sexuality: to expose somebody as gay, lesbian, or bisexual or reveal yourself as such
The action group has outed many prominent celebrities.
She outed herself to her parents last week.
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28. noun way of avoiding bad consequence: a way of escaping from a predicament or avoiding the undesirable consequences of something
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informal
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What's my out if things go wrong?
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29. noun baseball play retiring player: in baseball, a play that retires a batter or base runner
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| [ Old English ūt< Germanic] |
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out of
1. indicates that somebody leaves a place
Three men came out of the store.
2. indicates that somebody removes something from a place
In her enthusiasm, she pulled the drawer right out of the desk.
3. toward the outside
She looked longingly out of the window.
4. no longer available or in somebody's possession
We're out of butter.
5. using as a source or material
Plastic products are made out of petroleum.
6. indicates the proportion that something is true of
This applies to one out of five adults.
7. indicates that somebody gains an advantage from something
I think I got a lot out of the course.
8. indicates that somebody is sheltered from the weather
Remember to keep out of the sun, or at least use sunblock.
9. beyond the range of a sound
I called her, but she was out of earshot.
10. indicates the motivation behind an action
He only did it out of spite.
11. indicates that somebody is not or is no longer in a situation
A police officer warned them to stay out of trouble.
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out of it very drunk, or under the influence of drugs (informal)
You were totally out of it last night!
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out with it a command to somebody to let something be known immediately
Come on, what's going on? Out with it!
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