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out: out ► ADVERB 1) moving away from a place, especially from one that is enclosed to one that is open. 2) away from one's usual base or residence. 3) outdoors. 4) so as to be revealed, heard, or known. 5) at or to an end: the romance fizzled out. 6) at a specified distance away from the target. 7) to sea, away from the land. 8) (of the tide) falling or at its lowest level. 9) no longer in prison.

► PREPOSITION non-standard contraction of out of.

► ADJECTIVE 1) not at home or one's place of work. 2) in existence, use, or the public domain. 3) open about one's homosexuality. 4) not possible or worth considering. 5) no longer existing, current, or prevalent. 6) unconscious. 7) mistaken. 8) (of the ball in tennis, squash, etc.) outside the playing area. 9) Cricket & Baseball no longer batting.

► VERB informal ▪ reveal the homosexuality of.

● out and about — Cf. ↑out and about

● out for — Cf. ↑out for

● out of — Cf. ↑out of

● out of it — Cf. ↑out of it

● out to do — Cf. ↑out to do

● out with it — Cf. ↑out with it

USAGE It is better to write out of rather than simply out in constructions such as he threw it out of the window .

ORIGIN Old English.

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Synonyms:

On the outside, without / At a loss, in a puzzle, confused / Away, off / Uncovered / Abroad, not at home, gone out / Revealed, public, disclosed / Finished, exhausted, used up / Lacking, wanting, deficient in / Extinguished / To the end, through / Thoroughly, completely, fully / Loudly, aloud, outright, audibly

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out — out … Dictionnaire des rimes
Out — (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.] In its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Out at — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Out in — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Out of — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Out on — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
out — out·age; out·back·er; out·breathed; out·bye; out·come; out·com·er; out·com·ing; out·cri·er; out·crop·per; out·done; out·door; out·doors·man; out·doorsy; out·er·most; out·fang·thief; out·field·er; out·field·ing; out·fields·man; out·fit·ter;… … English syllables
out — [out] adv. [ME < OE ut, akin to ON út, Ger aus < IE base * ud , up, up away > Sans úd , L us(que)] 1. a) away from, forth from, or removed from a place, position, or situation [they live ten miles out] b) away from home [to go out for… … English World dictionary
Out 1 — The title card to Out 1 Directed by Jacques Rivette Suzanne Schiffman (co director) … Wikipedia
out — [ aut ] adv. et adj. inv. • 1891; mot angl. « hors de » ♦ Anglic. I ♦ Adv. Tennis Hors des limites du court. Adj. La balle est out. II ♦ Adj. inv. (1966) Se dit de qqn qui se trouve dépassé, rejeté hors d une évolution ou incapable de la suivre… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Out — may refer to: Media Out (film), a short 1957 film produced by the United Nations about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Out (1982 film), 1982 American movie (also known as Deadly Drifter directed by Eli Hollander, starring Peter Coyote Out… … Wikipedia

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