noun
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(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseballyou only get 3 outs per inning
verb
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to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality (syn: come out)This actor outed last year
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reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyleThe gay actor was outed last week
Someone outed a CIA agent
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be made known; be disclosed or revealed (syn: come out)The truth will out
adjective
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being out or having grown cold (syn: extinct)the fire is out
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not worth considering as a possibilitya picnic is out because of the weather
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out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an electionnow the Democrats are out
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excluded from use or mention (syn: forbidden, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu)in our house dancing and playing cards were out
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directed outward or serving to direct something outwardthe out doorway
the out basket
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no longer fashionablethat style is out these days
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outside or externalthe out surface of a ship's hull
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outer or outlyingthe out islands
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knocked unconscious by a heavy blow (syn: stunned)adverb
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away from homethey went out last night
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moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hiddenthe cat came out from under the bed
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from one's possession (syn: away)he gave out money to the poor
Extra examples
He went out to the garden.
He looked out at the snow.
She poured the tea out.
The girl stuck her tongue out.
His shirttail was hanging out.
I heard a noise in the bushes and out jumped a cat!
He waited out in the hall.
I cleaned my car inside and out.
A car pulled up and two men got out.
He grabbed his coat and out he went.
A gay actor who was outed in a magazine article
He is threatening to out other players who have used steroids.
The play resulted in an out.
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, he hit a home run to win the game.
He changed the wording of the contract to give himself an out.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: out
he/she/it: outs
present participle: outing
past tense: outed
past participle: outed