noun
(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
Examples
- you only get 3 outs per inning
verb
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
Synonyms
come out of the closet
come out
Examples
- This actor outed last year
verb
reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
Examples
- The gay actor was outed last week
- Someone outed a CIA agent
verb
be made known
Synonyms
come out
Examples
- be disclosed or revealed
- The truth will out
adjective
not allowed to continue to bat or run
Synonyms
out(p)
Examples
- he was tagged out at second on a close play
- he fanned out
adjective
being out or having grown cold
Synonyms
Examples
- threw his extinct cigarette into the stream
- the fire is out
adjective
not worth considering as a possibility
Synonyms
out(p)
Examples
- a picnic is out because of the weather
adjective
out of power
Synonyms
out(a)
Examples
- especially having been unsuccessful in an election
- now the Democrats are out
adjective
excluded from use or mention
Synonyms
Examples
- forbidden fruit
- in our house dancing and playing cards were out
- a taboo subject
adjective
directed outward or serving to direct something outward
Synonyms
out(a)
Examples
- the out doorway
- the out basket
adjective
no longer fashionable
Examples
- that style is out these days
adjective
outside or external
Synonyms
out(a)
Examples
- the out surface of a ship's hull
adjective
outer or outlying
Examples
- the out islands
adjective
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
Synonyms
adverb
away from home
Examples
- they went out last night
adverb
moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
Examples
- the cat came out from under the bed
adverb
from one's possession
Synonyms
Examples
- he gave out money to the poor
- gave away the tickets