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a prefixal use of out, adv., occurring in various senses in compounds (outcast, outcome, outside), and serving also to form many transitive verbs denoting a ... TopDefinitionsQuizRelatedContentExamplesBritishIdiomsAndPhrases🍎ElementaryLevelThisshowsgradelevelbasedontheword'scomplexity.out[out]SHOWIPA/aʊt/PHONETICRESPELLINGNewWordListWordListSaveThisWord!Seesynonymsfor:out/outed/outing/outsonThesaurus.com🍎ElementaryLevelThisshowsgradelevelbasedontheword'scomplexity.adverbawayfrom,ornotin,thenormalorusualplace,position,state,etc.:outofalphabeticalorder;togoouttodinner.awayfromone'shome,country,work,etc.,asspecified:togooutoftown.inorintotheoutdoors:togooutforawalk.toastateofexhaustion,extinction,ordepletion:topumpawellout.totheendorconclusion;toafinaldecisionorresolution:tosayitallout.toapointorstateofextinction,nonexistence,etc.:toblowoutthecandle;apracticeonthewayout.inorintoastateofneglect,disuse,etc.;notincurrentvogueorfashion:Thatstylehasgoneout.soasnottobeinthenormalorproperpositionorstate;outofjoint:Hisbackwentoutafterhisfall.inorintopublicnoticeorknowledge:Thetruthisoutatlast.seekingopenlyandenergeticallytodoorhave:tobeoutforagoodtime.notinpresentpossessionoruse,asonloan:Thelibrariansaidthatthebookwasstillout.onstrike:Theminersgooutatmidnight.soastoprojectorextend:tostretchout;stickyourtongueout.inorintoactivity,existence,oroutwardmanifestation:Arashcameoutonherarm.fromaspecifiedsourceormaterial:madeoutofscraps.fromastateofcomposure,satisfaction,orharmony:tobeputoutovertrifles.inorintoastateofconfusion,vexation,dispute,variance,orunfriendliness:tofalloutabouttrifles.soastodepriveorbedeprived:tobecheatedoutofone'smoney.soastousethelastpartof:torunoutofgas.fromanumber,stock,orstore:topointouttheerrors.aloudorloudly:tocryout.withcompletenessoreffectiveness:tofillout.thoroughly;completely;entirely:Thechildrentiredmeout.soastoobliterateormakeundecipherable:tocrossoutamisspelling;toinkout.SEEMORESEELESSadjectivenotatone'shomeorplaceofemployment;absent:Istoppedbytovisityoulastnight,butyouwereout.notopentoconsideration;outofthequestion:Iwantedtogobyplane,butalltheflightsarebooked,sothat'sout.wanting;lacking;without:Wehadsomebutnowwe'reout.removedfromornotineffectiveoperation,play,aturnatbat,orthelike,asinagame:He'soutfortheseasonbecauseofaninjury.nolongerhavingorholdingajob,publicoffice,etc.;unemployed;disengaged(usuallyfollowedbyof):tobeoutofwork.inoperative;extinguished:Theelevatorisout.Arethelightsout?finished;ended:beforetheweekisout.notcurrentlystylish,fashionable,orinvogue:Fittedwaistlinesareoutthisseason.unconscious;senseless:Twodrinksandhe'susuallyout.notinpower,authority,orthelike:amemberoftheoutparty.Baseball.(ofabatter)notsucceedingingettingonbase:Hewasoutatfirstonanattemptedbunt.(ofabaserunner)notsuccessfulinanattempttoadvanceabaseorbases:Hewasoutinattemptingtostealsecondbase.beyondfixedorregularlimits;outofbounds:Theballwasout.havingapecuniarylossorexpensetoanindicatedextent:Thecompanywillbeoutmillionsofdollarsifthenewfactorydoesn'topenonschedule.incorrectorinaccurate:Hiscalculationsareout.notinpractice;unskillfulfromlackofpractice:Yourbowhandisout.beyondtheusual,asinrange,sizeorweight(oftenusedincombination):clothinginoutsizes;anout-supplyofgrain.exposed;madebare,asbyholesinone'sclothing:outattheknees.acknowledgingandpubliclydisclosinganidentity,affiliation,ororientation,typicallyasexualorientationorgenderidentitythatdoesnotconformtosociallydefinednorms:He’dbeenoutforyears,buthisgrandmastillaskedhimwhenhewasgoingtosettledownwithanicegirl.She’sanoutlesbian.I’manoutsci-finerd.atvariance;atodds;unfriendly:Theyareoutwitheachother.movingordirectedoutward;outgoing:theouttrain.notavailable,plentiful,etc.:Mumsareouttillnextfall.external;exterior;outer.locatedatadistance;outlying:Wesailedtosixoftheoutislands.Cricket.nothavingitsinnings:theoutside.Golf.oforrelatingtotheplayingofthefirstnineholesofan18-holegolfcourse(opposedtoin):Hisoutscoreonthesecondroundwas33.SEEMORESEELESSpreposition(usedtoindicatemovementordirectionfromtheinsidetotheoutsideofsomething):Helookedoutthewindow.Sheranoutthedoor.(usedtoindicatelocation):Thecarisparkedoutback.(usedtoindicatemovementawayfromacentralpoint):Let'sdriveouttheoldparkway.SEEMORESEELESSinterjectionbegone!away!(usedinradiocommunicationstosignifythatthesenderhasfinishedthemessageandisnotexpectingorpreparedtoreceiveareply.)Compareover(def.52).Archaic.(anexclamationofabhorrence,indignation,reproach,orgrief(usuallyfollowedbyupon):Outuponyou!SEEMORESEELESSnounameansofescapeorexcuse,asfromaplace,punishment,retribution,responsibility,etc.:Healwayslefthimselfanout.apersonwholacksstatus,power,orauthority,especiallyinrelationtoaparticulargrouporsituation.Usuallyouts.personsnotinofficeorpoliticalpower(distinguishedfromin).Baseball.aput-out.(intennis,squash,handball,etc.)areturnorservicethatdoesnotlandwithinthein-boundslimitsofacourtorsectionofacourt(opposedtoin).somethingthatisout,asaprojectingcorner.Printing.theomissionofawordorwords.thewordorwordsomitted.NorthernBritishDialect.anouting.SEEMORESEELESSverb(usedwithoutobject)togoorcomeout.tobecomepublic,evident,known,etc.:Thetruthwillout.tomakeknown;tell;utter(followedbywith):Outwiththetruth!SEEMORESEELESSverb(usedwithobject)toejectorexpel;discharge;oust.tointentionallyexpose(asecretlesbian,gayman,spy,racist,etc.).SEEMOREDEFINITIONSSEEFEWERDEFINITIONSQUIZQUIZYOURSELFONHASVS.HAVE!Doyouhavethegrammarchopstoknowwhentouse“have”or“has”?Let’sfindoutwiththisquiz!Question1of7Mygrandmother________awallfullofantiquecuckooclocks.hashaveTAKETHEQUIZTOFINDOUTMeetGrammarCoachImproveYourWritingMeetGrammarCoachImproveYourWritingIdiomsaboutoutallout,withmaximumeffort;thoroughlyorwholeheartedly:TheywentallouttofinishbyFriday.beonthe/atoutswith,Informal.tobeestrangedfrom(anotherperson);beunfriendlyoronbadtermswith:Heisontheoutswithhisbrother.We'vebeenatoutswiththemforthepasttenyears.comeout.come(def.43).outandaway,toasurpassingextent;farandaway;byfar:Itwasoutandawaythebestapplepieshehadevereaten.outfor,aggressivelydeterminedtoacquire,achieve,etc.:He'soutforallthemoneyhecanget.outfromunder,outofadifficultsituation,especiallyofdebtsorotherobligations:TheworkpiledupwhileIwasawayandIdon'tknowhowI'llevergetoutfromunder.outof,notwithin:outofthehouse.beyondthereachof:Theboat'spassengershadsailedoutofhearing.notinaconditionof:outofdanger.soastodepriveorbedeprivedof.fromwithinoramong:Takethejokersoutofthepack.becauseof;owingto:outofloyalty.foaledby(adam):GreyDanceroutofLadyGrey.outofit,Informal.notpartoforacceptablewithinanactivity,socialgroup,orfashion:Shefeltoutofitbecausenoneofherfriendswereattheparty.notconscious;drunkorheavilydrugged.notalertorclearheaded;confused;muddled.eliminatedfromcontention:Ifourteamlosestwomoregames,we'llbeoutofit.outofsight.sight(def.25).outoftrim,Nautical.(ofaship)drawingexcessivelyattheboworstern.SEEMOREIDIOMSSEEFEWERIDIOMSOriginofoutFirstrecordedbefore900;(adverb)MiddleEnglish;OldEnglishūt;cognatewithDutchuit,Germanaus,OldNorse,Gothicūt;akintoSanskritud-;(adjective,interjection,andpreposition)MiddleEnglish,fromtheadverb;(verb)MiddleEnglishouten,OldEnglishūtian“toputout,”cognatewithOldFrisianūtiaWordsnearbyoutOuse,ousel,Ouspensky,oust,ouster,out,outact,outage,outandabout,outandaway,out-and-outOtherdefinitionsforout(2of2)out-aprefixaluseofout,adv.,occurringinvarioussensesincompounds(outcast,outcome,outside),andservingalsotoformmanytransitiveverbsdenotingagoingbeyond,surpassing,oroutdoingintheparticularactionindicated(outbid,outdo,outgeneral,outlast,outstay,outrate).Originofout-MiddleEnglish;OldEnglishūt-;seeoutDictionary.comUnabridged BasedontheRandomHouseUnabridgedDictionary,©RandomHouse,Inc.2022Wordsrelatedtooutaway,outside,absent,antiquated,cold,dated,dead,doused,ended,exhausted,expired,extinguished,finished,impossible,outmoded,behindthetimes,démodé,old-fashioned,passé,ruledoutHowtouseoutinasentenceReally,isitanywonderthatfluorideshouldfreakpeopleout?Anti-FluoridersAreTheOGAnti-Vaxxers|MichaelSchulson|July27,2016|DAILYBEASTForawhileyogaandpilatesclassesweresoughtoutatluxurygymslikeEquinox.HowTarynToomey’s‘TheClass’BecameNewYork’sLatestFitnessCraze|LizzieCrocker|January9,2015|DAILYBEASTOnThursday,GarcettiruledhimselfoutoftheracetosucceedBoxer.TheGoldenStatePrepsforthe‘RedWedding’ofSenateRaces|DavidFreedlander|January9,2015|DAILYBEASTPoliceofficialstoldtheAPthattheycameoutwithgunsblazing.FranceKillsCharlieHebdoMurderers|NicoHines|January9,2015|DAILYBEAST“Ithinkfortransmenwhoaredatingeverytimetheyhookuptheyhaveanothercomingout,”Sandlersaid.Grindr’sTransDatingProblem|DavidLevesley|January9,2015|DAILYBEASTAndhewasgone,andoutofsightontheswiftgallopingBenito,beforeFatherGasparabethoughthimself.Ramona|HelenHuntJacksonMostofthemenleapedup,caughtholdofspearsorknives,andrushedout.TheGiantoftheNorth|R.M.BallantyneLisztlookedatit,andtoherfrightanddismaycriedoutinafitofimpatience,"No,Iwon'thearit!"Music-StudyinGermany|AmyFayThemostHighhathcreatedmedicinesoutoftheearth,andawisemanwillnotabhorthem.TheBible,Douay-RheimsVersion|VariousSquintycouldlookout,buttheslatswereasclosetogetherasthoseinachickencoop,andthelittlepigcouldnotgetout.SquintytheComicalPig|RichardBarnumSEEMOREEXAMPLESSEEFEWEREXAMPLEStrendingarticlesWhatDo“a.m.”And“p.m.”StandFor?“Have”vs.“Has”:WhenToUseEachOne“Epidemic”vs.“Pandemic”vs.“Endemic”:WhatDoTheseTermsMean?WhyDo“Left”And“Right”MeanLiberalAndConservative?WhatIsAPronoun?TypesAndExamplesRefineYourFinalWordWith10AlternativesTo“InConclusion”BritishDictionarydefinitionsforout(1of2)out/(aʊt)/adverb(oftenusedasaparticle)atortoapointbeyondthelimitsofsomelocation;outsidegetoutatonce(particle)outofconsciousnessshepassedoutatthesightofblood(particle)usedtoindicateaburstofactivityasindicatedbytheverbfeverbrokeout(particle)usedtoindicateobliterationofanobjectthegraffitiwerepaintedout(particle)usedtoindicateanapproximatedrawingordescriptionsketchout;chalkoutpublic;revealedthesecretisout(oftenusedasaparticle)awayfromone'scustodyorownership,esponhiretoletoutacottageonsaleoronviewtothepublicthebookisbeingbroughtoutnextMay(ofayoungwoman)inorintopolitesocietyLucindahadafabulouspartywhenshecameout(ofthesun,stars,etc)visible(ofajury)withdrawntoconsideraverdictinprivate(particle)usedtoindicateexhaustionorextinctionthesugar'srunout;putthelightout(particle)usedtoindicateagoalorobjectachievedattheendoftheactionspecifiedbytheverbheworkeditout;let'sfightitout,then!(precededbyasuperlative)existingthefriendliestdogoutanexpressioninsignalling,radio,etc,toindicatetheendofatransmissionAustralianandNZarchaicinortoAustraliaorNewZealandhecameoutlastyearoutofatortoapointoutsideoutofhisreachawayfrom;notinsteppingoutofline;outoffocusbecauseof,motivatedbydoingitoutofjealousyfrom(amaterialorsource)madeoutofplasticnotornolongerhavinganyof(asubstance,material,etc)we'reoutofsugarSEEMORESEELESSadjective(postpositive)notornotanylongerworthconsideringthatplanisoutbecauseoftheweathernotallowedsmokingondutyisout(alsoprenominal)notinvogue;unfashionablethatsortofdressisoutthesedays(ofafireorlight)nolongerburningorprovidingilluminationthefireisoutnotworkingtheradio'soutunconscioushewasoutfortwominutesouttoitAustralianandNZinformalasleeporunconscious,espbecausedrunknotin;notathomecallbacklater,they'reoutnowdesirousoforintenton(somethingordoingsomething)I'moutforasmuchmoneyasIcangetAlso:outonstrikeonstrikethemachineshopisout(inseveralgamesandsports)denotingthestateinwhichaplayeriscausedtodiscontinueactiveparticipation,espinsomespecifiedroleusedup;exhaustedoursuppliesarecompletelyoutwornintoholesthissweaterisoutattheelbowsinaccurate,deficient,ordiscrepantoutbysixpencenotinofficeorauthorityhispartywillbeoutattheelectioncompletedorconcluded,asoftimebeforetheyearisoutinflowertherosesareoutnowinarms,esp,inrebelliononeofhisancestorswasoutintheForty-Five(alsoprenominal)beingouttheoutpositiononthedialinformalnotconcealingone'shomosexualitySEEMORESEELESSprepositionoutof;outthroughheranoutthedoorarchaic,ordialectoutside;beyondhecomesfromoutourdomaininterjectionanexclamation,usuallyperemptory,ofdismissal,reproach,etc(inwirelesstelegraphy)anexpressionusedtosignalthatthespeakerissigningoffoutwithitacommandtomakesomethingknownimmediately,withoutmissinganydetailsnounmainlyUSamethodofescapefromaplace,difficultsituation,punishment,etcbaseballaninstanceoftheputtingoutofabatter;putoutprintingtheomissionofwordsfromaprintedtext;lacunathewordssoomittedinsandoutsSeein1(def.30)SEEMORESEELESSverb(tr)toputorthrowout(intr)tobemadeknownoreffectivedespiteeffortstothecontrary(espinthephrasewillout)thetruthwillout(tr)informal(ofhomosexuals)toexpose(apublicfigure)asbeingafellowhomosexual(tr)informaltoexposesomethingsecret,embarrassing,orunknownabout(aperson)hewaseventuallyoutedasatalentedgoalscorerSEEMORESEELESSSEEMOREDEFINITIONSSEEFEWERDEFINITIONSWordOriginforoutOldEnglishūt;relatedtoOldSaxon,OldNorseūt,OldHighGermanūz,GermanaususageforoutTheuseofoutasapreposition,thoughcommoninAmericanEnglish,isregardedasincorrectinBritishEnglish:heclimbedoutof(notout)awindow;hewentoutthroughthedoorBritishDictionarydefinitionsforout(2of2)out-prefixexcellingorsurpassinginaparticularactionoutlast;outliveindicatinganexternallocationorsituationawayfromthecentreoutpost;outpatientindicatingemergence,anissuingforth,etcoutcrop;outgrowthindicatingtheresultofanactionoutcomeCollinsEnglishDictionary-Complete&Unabridged2012DigitalEdition ©WilliamCollinsSons&Co.Ltd.1979,1986©HarperCollins Publishers1998,2000,2003,2005,2006,2007,2009,2012OtherIdiomsandPhraseswithoutoutInadditiontotheidiomsbeginningwithoutoutandaboutoutandawayoutattheelbowsoutbackoutcoldoutfor,beoutforthecountoutfromunderoutfrontoutinleftfieldoutinthecoldoutintheopenoutlikealightoutloudoutofaclearblueskyoutof,beoutofboundsoutofbreathoutofbusinessoutofcharacteroutofcirculationoutofcommissionoutofconditionoutofcontroloutofdateoutoffashionoutoffavoroutofgasoutofhandoutofharm'swayoutofhumoroutofitoutofjointoutofkeepingoutofkeyoutofkilteroutoflineoutofluckoutofnowhereoutofone'soutofone'sdepthoutofone'selementoutofone'shairoutofone'smindoutofone'sshelloutofone'ssystemoutofone'swayoutoforderoutofphaseoutofplaceoutofpocketoutofpracticeoutofprintoutofproportionoutofreachoutofseasonoutofshapeoutofsightoutofsortsoutofsquareoutofstepoutofstockoutoftheblueoutofthecornerofone'seyeoutofthefryingpanintothefireoutoftheholeoutoftheloopoutofthemouthsofbabesoutoftheordinaryoutofthepictureoutofthequestionoutoftherainoutoftherunningoutofthewayoutofthewindowoutofthewoodsoutofthewoodworkoutofthinairoutofthisworldoutoftouchoutoftownoutofturnoutofwedlockoutofwhackoutofwholeclothoutofworkoutonalimboutonbailoutonone'searoutonthetownoutsideofouttolunchoutwithitalsosee:aceoutactoutalloutaskoutbackoutbailoutbangoutbawloutbearoutbeatone'sbrainsoutbeatoutbeltoutbentoutofshapeblackoutblissoutblotoutblowone'sbrainsoutblowoutblurtoutbottomoutbowoutbranchoutbraveoutbreakoutbreakoutofbringoutbugoutbumoutburnoutburstinto(out)buyoutcalloutcampoutcanceloutcardin(out)carryoutcastoutcheckoutchewoutchickenoutchilloutchurnoutcleanoutclearoutclockin(out)closeoutcomeoutcomeoutaheadcomeoutinthewashcomeoutofcomeoutwithconkoutcooloff(out)copoutcountoutcrankoutcrapoutcropoutcry(out)forcutitoutcutoutdayafterday(dayin,dayout)dealoutdeckoutdieoutdigoutdineoutondishoutdooutofdopeoutdownandoutdragon(out)drawoutdropoutdrownoutdrumoutdryoutduckouteaseouteatsomeoneoutofhouseandhomeeatone'sheartouteatouteatoutofone'shandedgeoutekeoutfadeoutfalloutfarmoutfaroutfeeloutferretoutfightitoutfigureoutfilloutfindoutfishoutfishoutofwaterfitoutfizzleoutflakeoutflatoutfleshoutflipone'slid(out)flunkoutfollowoutforcryingoutloudforkover(out)freakoutfreezeoutfreshoutofgetoutgetoutofgettheleadoutgiveoutgooutgooutofone'swaygrossoutgrowoutofgutitouthammerouthandouthangouthangoutone'sshinglehangouttodryhashover(out)haveanouthaveitouthaveone'sworkcutoutheadouthearoutheartgoesouttohelpouthideouthireouthitoutholdoutin(outof)favorinoneearandouttheotherin(outof)one'selementin(outof)one'shairin(outof)printin(outof)reachinsandoutsinsideoutinto(outof)thinairin(outof)tuneironoutjuryisstilloutkeepaneyeoutkickoutknockoutknockthebottomoutlashoutlayoutleaveoutletoutletthecatoutofthebaglightoutlikeabatoutofhellliveoutlockoutlogin(out)lookoutlookoutforloseoutluckoutmakeamountainoutofamolehillmakecapitaloutofmakeoutmaxoutmellowoutmissoutonmurderwilloutmusterin(out)noseoutnoseoutofjointoddmanoutontheoutsonthewayoutoptoutpanoutparceloutpassoutpayoutpeteroutphasein(out)pickoutpigit(out)playedoutplayoutpointoutpoopoutpoundoutpouroutpriceoutofthemarketprintoutproveoutpsychoutpulloutpulloutallthestopspulloutofahatpulltherugoutpunchin(out)putoneoutputoneselfoutputoutputoutfeelersputsomeoneoutofhisorhermiseryputouttograsspuzzleoutrackoutrainoutreadoutofrideoutrightoutright-sideoutrolloutrootoutroundoff(out)roughoutruboutruleoutrunoutofrunoutonsackin(out)scareoutofone'switsscrewsomeoneoutofseeoutselloutsetoutsettle(wipeout)oldscoresshelloutshipoutshutoutsignoutsingoutsingleoutsitoutskipoutsleepoutslipoutsmokeoutsnapoutofitsniffoutsnuffoutsoundoutspaceoutspelloutspinoutstakeoutstampoutstandoutstartoutstepoutstickone'sneckoutstickoutstraightenoutstressoutstrikeoutstringoutstrungoutswearoutsweatouttakealeafoutofsomeone'sbooktakeitoutontakeouttakethewindoutofsomeone'ssailstalkedouttalkouttalkoutofteaseouttelltales(outofschool)thinkoutthrashoutthrowouttimeouttiredouttopouttrickouttrotouttruthwillouttryouttuckeredouttuneoutturnoutwaitoutwalkoutwantin(out)washedoutwashoutwearoutweaseloutweaveinandoutweedoutwelloutofwhackedoutwigoutwinoutwipeoutworkoutwormoutofwriteoutyearin,yearoutzapoutSEEMOREORIGINSSEEFEWERORIGINSTheAmericanHeritage®IdiomsDictionary Copyright©2002,2001,1995byHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.WORDOFTHEDAYapparatusnoun|[ap-uh-rat-uhs,-rey-tuhs]SEEDEFINITIONOthersAreReadingTheMostSurprisinglySerendipitousWordsOfTheDay“Supine”vs.Prone”:LayingOutTheDifferencesBetweenThemShowYourAppreciationWith25OtherWaysToSay“ThankYou”WhatIsAnEmDashAndHowDoYouUseIt?FEEDBACK