out

(noun) (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball. Examples: "You only get 3 outs per inning."

(verb) to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality. Synonyms: come out of the closet, come out. Examples: "This actor outed last year."

(verb) reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle. Examples: "The gay actor was outed last week." "Someone outed a cia agent."

(verb) be made known; be disclosed or revealed. Synonyms: come out. Examples: "The truth will out."

(adj) not allowed to continue to bat or run. Synonyms: out(predicate) (vs. safe). Examples: "He was tagged out at second on a close play." "He fanned out."

(adj) being out or having grown cold. Synonyms: extinct, out(predicate). Examples: "Threw his extinct cigarette into the stream." "The fire is out."

(adj) not worth considering as a possibility. Synonyms: out(predicate). Examples: "A picnic is out because of the weather."

(adj) out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election. Synonyms: out(prenominal). Examples: "Now the democrats are out."

(adj) excluded from use or mention. Synonyms: forbidden, out(predicate), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten. Examples: "Forbidden fruit." "In our house dancing and playing cards were out." "A taboo subject."

(adj) directed outward or serving to direct something outward. Synonyms: out(prenominal). Examples: "The out doorway." "The out basket."

(adj) no longer fashionable. Examples: "That style is out these days."

(adj) outside or external. Synonyms: out(prenominal). Examples: "The out surface of a ship's hull."

(adj) outer or outlying. Examples: "The out islands."

(adj) knocked unconscious by a heavy blow. Synonyms: knocked out(predicate), kayoed, KO'd, out(predicate), stunned.

(adv) away from home. Examples: "They went out last night."

(adv) moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden. Examples: "The cat came out from under the bed";."

(adv) from one's possession. Synonyms: away. Examples: "He gave out money to the poor." "Gave away the tickets."