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Away from the inside or centre.

• The magician tapped the hat, and a rabbit jumped out.
• There was a hole in the bucket, and all the water leaked out.

Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.

• Once they had landed, the commandos quickly spread out along the beach.
• For six hours the tide flows out, then for six hours it flows in.
• He lives out in Australia.

Specifically, away from home or one's usual place.

• Let’s eat out tonight

Away from the doer, especially vigorously.

• hit out, lash out, speak out, shout out, yell out

Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually before, a stated event, or into the future)

• Five weeks out from the passage of the law, something has to change.
• The election is a long way out.
• Work may shift out as much as two weeks.

Outside; not indoors.

• Last night we slept out under the stars.
• It's cold out.

Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.

• The football caught the edge of the line but then bounced out.

Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.

• Turn the lights out.
• Put the fire out.
• I painted out that nasty mark on the wall.

To the end; completely; so that nothing remains.

• I haven’t finished. Hear me out.
• Sorry love, we've got no bananas. We've sold out.
• write out

Shows that an activity has been completed to the point of exhaustion.

• After hours at the party, she was all danced out.

Used to intensify or emphasize.

• The place was all decked out for the holidays.

Into a state of existence or visibility.

• The singer is bringing out a new album next month.
• The sun has brought the flowers out.
• The sun came out after the rain, and we saw a rainbow.

So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc.

• The sun came out after the rain, and we saw a rainbow.

So as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket or a forced out in baseball).

• Wilson was bowled out for five runs.

From the inside to the outside of; out of.

• throw it out the window; get it out your mind
• We are gonna get evicted. —If your fat butt fits out the door, that is.

A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.

• They wrote the law to give those organizations an out.
• What's my out if things go wrong?

A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.

A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball.

A card which can make a hand a winner.

A trip out; an outing.

One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.

A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.

A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.

An outtake.

A dram glass.

To eject; to expel.

To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.

To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.

To reveal (a secret).

• A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design.

To reveal (a person) as LGBTQ+ (gay, trans, etc.).

To kill; to snuff out.

Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside:

• I worked away cleaning the U-bend until all the gunge was out.
• This building is unsafe. Keep out!
• I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment.

Not at home, or not at one's office or place of employment.

• I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment.

Not in jail, prison, or captivity; freed from confinement.

• Sentenced to five years, he could be out in three with good behavior.

Not fitted or inserted into something.

• The TV won't work with the plug out!

Falling or passing or being situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.

• I thought the ball hit the line, but the umpire said it was out.

Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation: Dismissed from play under the rules of the game.

• He bowls, Johnson pokes at it ... and ... Johnson is out! Caught behind by Ponsonby!
• Right, so that idea's out. Let's move on to the next one.
• I've got diabetes, so cookies are right out.

Dismissed from play under the rules of the game.

• He bowls, Johnson pokes at it ... and ... Johnson is out! Caught behind by Ponsonby!

Discarded; no longer a possibility.

• Right, so that idea's out. Let's move on to the next one.

No longer acceptable or permissible.

• I've got diabetes, so cookies are right out.

Not available; out of service.

• Power is out in the entire city.
• My wi-fi is out.

Not having availability of a service, such as power or communications.

• Most of the city got service back yesterday, but my neighborhood is still out.

Not shining or burning.

• I called round to the house but all the lights were out and no one was home.

Temporarily not in operation, or not being attended as usual.

• School is out tomorrow due to snow. When college is out for the summer, I'll head back to my home state.
• when school gets out today After school's out, I go to the library until my mom gets off work.

Unconscious, either because asleep or because otherwise knocked out.

• out like a light
• I had a whack on the head and was out for a few seconds.

No longer popular or in fashion.

• Black is out this season. The new black is white.

Open or public (about something). Openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc.).

• It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business.
• I'm not out to my parents.

Openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc.).

• It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business.
• I'm not out to my parents.

A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.

• Destruction. Two T-72s destroyed. Three foot mobiles down. Out.
• Welp, I got nothing else to say. Mikey out.

Used as a brusque or dramatic farewell

• Welp, I got nothing else to say. Mikey out.

Get out; begone; away!