Out meaning

What does “out” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“out” is a noun, verb, adjective and adverb with 17 meanings. Its most common meaning is: (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball.

out

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. to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality

    “This actor outed last year”

  2. reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle

    “The gay actor was outed last week”

    “Someone outed a CIA agent”

  3. be made known; be disclosed or revealed

    “The truth will out”

    Synonymscome out

adjective

  1. not allowed to continue to bat or run

    “he was tagged out at second on a close play”

    “he fanned out”

    Oppositessafe
  2. being out or having grown cold

    “threw his extinct cigarette into the stream”

    “the fire is out”

    Synonymsextinct
  3. not worth considering as a possibility

    “a picnic is out because of the weather”

  4. out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election

    “now the Democrats are out”

  5. excluded from use or mention

    “forbidden fruit”

    “in our house dancing and playing cards were out”

  6. directed outward or serving to direct something outward

    “the out doorway”

    “the out basket”

  7. no longer fashionable

    “that style is out these days”

  8. outside or external

    “the out surface of a ship's hull”

  9. outer or outlying

    “the out islands”

  10. knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

adverb

  1. away from home

    “they went out last night”

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

    “the cat came out from under the bed”

  3. from one's possession

    “he gave out money to the poor”

    “gave away the tickets”

    Synonymsaway

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University