out
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Definitions
Adjective
not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"
Adjective Satellite
being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
Adjective Satellite
not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"
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out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"
Adjective Satellite
excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
Adjective Satellite
directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
Adjective Satellite
no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"
Adjective Satellite
outside or external; "the out surface of a ship''s hull"
Adjective Satellite
outer or outlying; "the out islands"
Adjective Satellite
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
Adverb
away from home; "they went out last night"
Adverb
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"; "gave away the tickets"
Noun
(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"
Verb
to state openly and publicly one''s homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"
Verb
reveal (something) about somebody''s identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"
Verb
be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"
Synonyms
away
come out
come out of the closet
extinct
forbidden
kayoed
knocked out
KO''d
prohibited
proscribed
stunned
taboo
tabu
verboten