Overview of noun out

The noun out has 1 sense

• out -- ((baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning")

Overview of verb out

The verb out has 3 senses

• come out of the closet, out, come out -- (to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year")


• out -- (reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent")


• out, come out -- (be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out")

Overview of adj out

The adj out has 10 senses

• out -- (not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out")


• extinct, out -- (being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out")


• out -- (not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather")


• out -- (out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out")


• forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten -- (excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject")


• out -- (directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket")


• out -- (no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days")


• out -- (outside or external; "the out surface of a ship's hull")


• out -- (outer or outlying; "the out islands")


• knocked out, kayoed, KO'd, out, stunned -- (knocked unconscious by a heavy blow)

Overview of adv out

The adv out has 3 senses

• out -- (away from home; "they went out last night")


• 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";)


• away, out -- (from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets")