Meaning of 'out'

adverb

away from home

Example: "they went out last night"

adverb

from one's possession

Example: "They gave out money to the poor."

Synonyms: away

adverb

moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden

Example: "the cat came out from under the bed"

adjective

outer or outlying

Example: "the out islands"

adjective

no longer fashionable

Example: "that style is out these days"

Synonyms: prehistoric

noun

(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball

Example: "you only get 3 outs per inning"

verb

be made known

Synonyms: come out

verb

reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle

Example: "The gay actor was outed last week"

verb

to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality

Example: "This actor outed last year"

Synonyms: come out

adjective

being out or having grown cold

Synonyms: extinct

adjective

knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

Synonyms: stunned kayoed KO'd

adjective

excluded from use or mention

Synonyms: prohibited forbidden proscribed taboo tabu

adjective

not worth considering as a possibility

adjective

not allowed to continue to bat or run

adjective

outside or external

adjective

directed outward or serving to direct something outward

adjective

out of power