What does OUT mean?

Definitions for OUT
aʊtout

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. outadjective

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

    "you only get 3 outs per inning"

  2. out(p)adjective

    not allowed to continue to bat or run

    "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"

  3. extinct, out(p)adjective

    being out or having grown cold

    "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"

  4. out(p)adjective

    not worth considering as a possibility

    "a picnic is out because of the weather"

  5. out(a)adjective

    out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election

    "now the Democrats are out"

  6. forbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verbotenadjective

    excluded from use or mention

    "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"

  7. out(a)adjective

    directed outward or serving to direct something outward

    "the out doorway"; "the out basket"

  8. outadjective

    no longer fashionable

    "that style is out these days"

  9. out(a)adjective

    outside or external

    "the out surface of a ship's hull"

  10. outadjective

    outer or outlying

    "the out islands"

  11. knocked out(p), kayoed, KO'd, out(p), stunnedverb

    knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

  12. come out of the closet, out, come outverb

    to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality

    "This actor outed last year"

  13. outverb

    reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle

    "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"

  14. out, come outadverb

    be made known; be disclosed or revealed

    "The truth will out"

  15. outadverb

    away from home

    "they went out last night"

  16. outadverb

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

    "the cat came out from under the bed";

  17. away, outadverb

    from one's possession

    "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"

GCIDE

  1. Outadverb

    Out of fashion; unfashionable; no longer in current vogue; unpopular.

  2. Outverb

    To come out with; to make known.3. To make public a secret of (a person); -- used especially of publicizing the fact that a person is homosexual; as, the gay members were not pleased to be outed by the investigator.

Wiktionary

  1. outnoun

    A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.

    They wrote the law to give those organizations an out.

  2. outnoun

    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.

  3. outnoun

    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 hit wicket, wherein the bowler has hit the batter's wicket with the ball.

  4. outnoun

    A card which can make a hand a winner.

  5. outverb

    To reveal (a person) to be secretly homosexual.

  6. outverb

    To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret.

  7. outverb

    To reveal (a secret).

    A Brazilian company outed the new iPhone design.

  8. outadverb

    Away from home or one's usual place, or not indoors.

  9. outadverb

    Away from; at a distance.

    Keep out!

  10. outadverb

    Away from the inside or the centre.

    The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.

  11. outadverb

    Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence.

  12. outadverb

    Used to intensify or emphasize.

    The place was all decked out for the holidays.

  13. outadverb

    Of a player, disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket).

  14. outadjective

    Of a young lady, having entered society and available to be courted.

  15. outadjective

    released, available for purchase, download or other use

    Did you hear? Their newest CD is out!

  16. outadjective

    Of a batter or batsman, having caused an out called on himself while batting under various rules of the game.

  17. outadjective

    Openly acknowledging one's homosexuality.

    It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business.

  18. outpreposition

    Away from the inside.

    He threw it out the door.

  19. outpreposition

    Away from the center.

  20. Etymology: From a combination of ut and ute. Cognate with Dutch uit, German aus, Swedish ut, ute, Danish ud, ude.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Out

    in composition, generally signifies something beyond or more than another.

    Out-sawn as much, and out-comply,
    And seem as scrupulously just,
    To bait the hooks for greater trust. Hud. p. ii. can. 3.

  2. Outadverb

    Etymology: ut , Saxon; uyt, Dutch.

    The gown with stiff embroid’ry shining,
    Looks charming with a slighter lining;
    The out, if Indian figures stain,
    The inside must be rich and plain. Matthew Prior.

    That blind rascally boy, that abuses ever one’s eyes because his own are out, let him be judge how deep I am in love. William Shakespeare.

    Fruits and grains are half a year in concocting; whereas leaves are out and perfect in a month. Francis Bacon.

    Nature her custom holds,
    Let shame say what it will; when these are gone,
    The woman will be out. William Shakespeare.

    Out with the dog, says one; what cur is that? says another: whip him out, says the third. William Shakespeare.

    This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering; that they bear it not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people. Ezek. xlvi. 20.

    It was great ign’rance, Gloster’s eyes being out,
    To let him live; where he arrives he moves
    All hearts. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    This candle burns not clear; ’tis I must snuff it,
    Then out it goes. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

    Bid thy ceremony give thee cure!
    Thinkst thou the firy fever will go out
    With titles blown from adulation. William Shakespeare, Hen. V.

    Her candle goeth not out by night. Prov. xxxi. 18.

    When the butt is out we will drink water, not a drop before; bear up and board them. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

    Large coals are properest for dressing meat; and when they are out, if you happen to miscarry in any dish, lay the fault upon want of coals. Jonathan Swift.

    So we’ll live and hear poor rogues
    Talk of court news, and we’ll talk with them too,
    Who loses, and who wins; who’s in, who’s out. William Shakespeare.

    The knave will stick by thee: he will not out, he is true bred. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.

    I am not so as I should be;
    But I’ll ne’er out. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleop.

    Hear me out;
    He reap’d no fruit of conquest, but these blessings. Dryd.

    You have still your happiness in doubt,
    Or else ’tis past, and you have dream’d it out. Dryden.

    The tale is long, nor have I heard it out;
    Thy father knows it all. Joseph Addison, Cato.

    At all I laugh, he laughs no doubt;
    The only difference is, I dare laugh out. Alexander Pope.

    If the laying of taxes upon commodities does affect the land that is out at rack rent, it is plain it does equally affect all the other land in England too. John Locke.

    Those lands were out upon leases of four years, after the expiration of which term the tenants were obliged to renew. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

    You are mightily out to take this for a token of esteem, which is no other than a note of infamy. Roger L'Estrange.

    As he that hath been often told his fault,
    And still persists, is as impertinent,
    As a musician that will always play,
    And yet is always out at the same note. Wentworth Dillon.

    According to Hobbes’s comparison of reasoning with casting up accounts, whoever finds a mistake in the sum total, must allow himself out, though after repeated trials he may not see in which article he has misreckoned. Jonathan Swift.

    Like a dull actor now:
    I have forgot my part, and I am out,
    Even to a full disgrace. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

    This youth was such a mercurial, as the like hath seldom been known; and could make his own part, if at any time he chanced to be out. Francis Bacon, Hen. VII.

    Evidences swore;
    Who hither coming out at heels and knees,
    For this had titles. Dryden.

    I never was out at a mad frolick, though this is the maddest I ever undertook. Dryden.

    Let all persons avoid niceness in their clothing or diet, because they dress and comb out all their opportunities of morning devotion, and sleep out the care for their souls. Taylor.

    Out, alas! no sea, I find,
    Is troubled like a lover’s mind. John Suckling.

    If ye will not do so, be sure your sin will find you out. Num. xxxii. 23.

  3. Outinterject.

    An expression of abhorrence or expulsion.

    Out upon this half-fac’d fellowship. William Shakespeare.

    Out on thee, rude man! thou dost shame thy mother. Sha.

    Out Varlet from my sight. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

    Out, you mad headed ape! a weazel hath not such a deal of spleen. William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.

    Out of my door, you witch! you hag!
    Out, out, out. William Shakespeare, M. W. of Wind.

    Out, out, hyena; these are thy wonted arts,
    To break all faith. John Milton, Agonistes.

    Out upon it, I have lov’d
    Three whole days together;
    And am like to love three more,
    If it prove fair weather. John Suckling.

  4. To Outverb

    To expel; to deprive.

    The members of both houses who withdrew, were counted deserters, and outed of their places in parliament. Charles I .

    So many of their orders, as were outed from their fat possessions, would endeavour a re-entrance against those whom they account hereticks. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. out

    The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) is a distance learning public university in Tanzania. It was established by an Act of Parliament No. 17 of 1992. It is a single mode institution offering certificate, diploma and degree courses through distance learning. Its headquarters is situated in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and conducts its operations through 30 Regional Centres and 70 Study Centres. The university has a capacity of approximately 70,000 students both local and international ones.

ChatGPT

  1. out

    Out can have multiple meanings depending on the context. Generally, it can refer to the opposite or beyond something, indicating movement or position away from a particular place or object. It can also mean not at home or indoors, indicating being in a public space or outside. Additionally, out can describe a state of completion or non-functionality, implying that something is not operating or available.

Wikidata

  1. Out

    Out is a popular gay and lesbian fashion, entertainment, and lifestyle magazine, with the highest circulation of any gay monthly publication in the United States. It carries itself in a similar editorial manner to Details, Esquire, and GQ. Out was owned by Robert Hardman of Boston, its original investor, until 2000, when he sold it to LPI Media, which was later acquired by PlanetOut Inc. In 2008, PlanetOut Inc. sold LPI Media to Regent Entertainment Media, Inc., a division of the company that owns here!.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Out

    owt, adv. without, not within: gone forth: abroad: to the full stretch or extent: in a state of discovery, development, &c.: in a state of exhaustion, extinction, &c.: away from the mark: completely: at or to an end: to others, as to hire out: freely: forcibly: at a loss: unsheltered: uncovered.—prep. forth from: outside of: exterior: outlying, remote.—n. one who is out, esp. of office—opp. to In: leave to go out, an outing.—v.i. to go or come out.—interj. away! begone!—n. Out′-and-out′er, a thoroughgoer, a first-rate fellow.—adjs. Out′-of-door, open-air; Out-of-the-way′, uncommon: singular: secluded.—Out and away, by far; Out and out, thoroughly: completely—also as adj. thorough, complete; Out-at-elbows, worn-out, threadbare; Out of character, unbecoming: improper; Out of course, out of order; Out of date, unfashionable: not now in use; Out of favour, disliked; Out of hand, instantly; Out of joint, not in proper connection: disjointed; Out of one's mind, mad; Out of pocket, having spent more than one has received; Out of print, not to be had for sale, said of books, &c.; Out of sorts, or temper, unhappy: cross-tempered; Out of the common, unusual, pre-eminent; Out of the question, that cannot be at all considered; Out of time, too soon or too late: not keeping time in music; Out with, away with: (Scot.) outside of: say, do, &c., at once. [A.S. úte, út; Goth. ut, Ger. aus, Sans. ud.]

Editors Contribution

  1. out

    Created from.

    The table was made of a sturdy product.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 11, 2020  


  2. out

    Go outdoors.

    They went out to the shops to buy some food and visited the playground with the children on the way, they had great fun.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020  


  3. outverb

    To delete data from a dictionary easily, effectively, efficiently and intuitively at superluminal speed to create optimum health, human rights, animal rights, right to life and civil rights for all people and animals on planet earth

    The team delete the data out of the system at superluminal speed.


    Submitted by MaryC on June 29, 2020  


  4. out

    To move from a specific location.

    They go out of the house for a walk on the beach daily.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'OUT' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #67

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'OUT' in Written Corpus Frequency: #75

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'OUT' in Adverbs Frequency: #4

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of OUT in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of OUT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of OUT in a Sentence

  1. Park Sung-soon:

    New smartphones coming out in the second half won't necessarily help its smartphone business, but will be a plus for Samsung's chip side as those phones require high density chip adoptions.

  2. Shania Twain:

    Whenever it goes too far in one direction, it just gets boring. It's very dominated by men right now … We don't have enough women, maybe it's more romance that country is missing right now. Women have a lot to say but it takes a lot of courage to say it. Women are the greater risk-takers. When they step out of what's expected in this genre, they are really stepping in the line of fire.

  3. Shao Qinglong:

    . But that perceived guarantee is a double-edged sword for regulators, given than many investors are just holding on long enough to cut their losses. People like Shao Qinglong, a public service worker who has already lost over a quarter of Shao Qinglong capital investing in stocks, told Reuters all Shao Qinglong is waiting for is for the market to recover enough for Shao Qinglong to break even. : I didn't sell at the peak because people all say the market will rise beyond 6,000 points, i'm now waiting for the market to rebound so that I can get out.

  4. Randy Frederick:

    I would never have expected that we would take out that low and we haven't yet, but we sure are close. A retest is a good thing but it needs to hold.

  5. George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon:

    Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on hold fast hold out. Patience is genius.

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