out

Adjective
  1. Not allowed to continue to bat or run (synset 302068891)
    "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"
    referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
    similar to: down - being put out by a strikeout
  2. Being out or having grown cold (synset 300100933)
    "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
    similar to: dead - not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
    same as: extinct
  3. Not worth considering as a possibility (synset 301829434)
    "a picnic is out because of the weather"
    similar to: impossible - not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
  4. Out of power;
    Especially having been unsuccessful in an election (synset 302342965)
    "now the Democrats are out"
    similar to: unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
  5. Excluded from use or mention (synset 301765887)
    "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
    similar to: impermissible - not permitted
    same as: forbidden, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten
  6. Directed outward or serving to direct something outward (synset 301299067)
    "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
    similar to: outgoing - leaving a place or a position
  7. No longer fashionable (synset 300978099)
    "that style is out these days"
    similar to: unfashionable, unstylish - not in accord with or not following current fashion
  8. Outside or external (synset 300955843)
    "the out surface of a ship's hull"
    similar to: exterior - situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building
  9. Outer or outlying (synset 300953005)
    "the out islands"
    similar to: outer - being on the outside or further from a center
  10. Knocked unconscious by a heavy blow (synset 300574990)
    similar to: unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
    same as: kayoed, knocked out, ko'd, stunned
Noun
  1. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball (synset 100130347)
    "you only get 3 outs per inning"
    referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
    is a type of: failure - an act that fails
    subtypes:
    • putout - an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout)
    • strikeout - an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes
Adverb
  1. Away from home (synset 400234593)
    "they went out last night"
  2. Moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden (synset 400235144)
    "the cat came out from under the bed"
  3. From one's possession (synset 400235026)
    "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
    same as: away
Verb
  1. To state openly and publicly one's homosexuality (synset 200937488)
    "This actor outed last year"
    is a type of: break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
    same as: come out, come out of the closet
  2. Reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle (synset 200937296)
    "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"
    is a type of: break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
  3. Be made known;
    Be disclosed or revealed (synset 200937173)
    "The truth will out"
    same as: come out

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