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out
adverb(out)
from one's possession
Synonyms: away,
Examples:
He gave out money to the poor.
out
adjective(out)
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
Synonyms: kayoed, knocked out, ko'd, stunned,
out
verb(out)
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
Synonyms: come out, come out of the closet,
Examples:
This actor outed last year.
out
verb(out)
be made known; be disclosed or revealed
Synonyms: come out,
Examples:
The truth will out.
out
adjective(out)
excluded from use or mention
Synonyms: forbidden, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten,
Examples:
In our house dancing and playing cards were out.
out
adjective(out)
being out or having grown cold
Synonyms: extinct,
Examples:
The fire is out.
out
noun(out)
(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
Examples:
You only get 3 outs per inning.
out
adjective(out)
directed outward or serving to direct something outward
Examples:
The out doorway.
The out basket.
out
adjective(out)
no longer fashionable
Examples:
That style is out these days.
out
adjective(out)
not allowed to continue to bat or run
Antonyms: safe,
Examples:
He was tagged out at second on a close play.
He fanned out.
out
adjective(out)
not worth considering as a possibility
Examples:
A picnic is out because of the weather.
out
adjective(out)
outer or outlying
Examples:
The out islands.
out
adjective(out)
out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
Examples:
Now the Democrats are out.
out
adjective(out)
outside or external
Examples:
The out surface of a ship's hull.
out
verb(out)
reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
Examples:
The gay actor was outed last week.
Someone outed a CIA agent.

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