Definition of out

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out - 18 definitions

- noun
1. out -- (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
2. come out of the closet -- to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"
synonyms: come out of the closet, come out
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3. out -- reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"
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4. out -- be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"
synonyms: come out
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5. out, outs -- to be revealed
synonyms: outs, outed
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- adjective
6. out -- not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"
antonyms: safe -- having reached a base without being put out; "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. extinct -- being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
synonyms: extinct
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8. out -- not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"
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9. out -- out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"
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10. forbidden -- excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
synonyms: forbidden, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten
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11. out -- directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
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12. out -- no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"
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13. out -- outside or external; "the out surface of a ship's hull"
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14. out -- outer or outlying; "the out islands"
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15. knocked out -- knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
synonyms: knocked out, kayoed, KO'd, stunned
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- adverb
16. out -- away from home; "they went out last night"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
17. out -- moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden; "the cat came out from under the bed";
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18. away -- from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
synonyms: away
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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Antonyms
safe -- having reached a base without being put out; "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball"

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