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