1. (

• out

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

1. (

• come_out_of_the_closet ,
• out ,
• come_out ,

) to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year" ;

2. (

• out ,

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

3. (

• out ,
• come_out

) be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out" ;

1. (

• out ,

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

2. (

• extinct ,
• out

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

3. (

• out

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

4. (

• out

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

5. (

• 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" ;

6. (

• out

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

7. (

• out

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

8. (

• out

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

9. (

• out

) outer or outlying; "the out islands" ;

10. (

• knocked_out ,
• kayoed ,
• KO'd ,
• out ,
• stunned

) knocked unconscious by a heavy blow ;

1. (

• out ,

) away from home; "they went out last night" ;

2. (

• 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" ;

3. (

• away ,
• out ,

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