out

Plural

outs

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.Away from the inside or centre.

   • The magician tapped the hat, and a rabbit jumped out.
   • There was a hole in the bucket, and all the water leaked out.

2. 2.Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.

   • It's three miles out to the island.
   • For six hours the tide flows out, then for six hours it flows in.
   • The Joneses don't live here any more. They moved out three months ago.

3. 3.Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually before, a stated event, or into the future) (often preceded by a stated time period and followed by "from" or "to")(informal)

   • The election is a long way out.
   • Work may shift out as much as two weeks.
   • Five weeks out from the passage of the law, something has to change.

4. 4.Outside; not indoors.

   • Last night we slept out under the stars.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.

   • They wrote the law to give those organizations an out.

2. 2.A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball.

3. 3.A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.

   • The first time I saw Amity we were in front of her house playing work-up, a baseball variation where you move from position to position by outs until you get to bat.

Prep

Preposition

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A word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show its relationship to another part of the sentence.

1. 1.From the inside to the outside of; out of.(informal)

   • We are gonna get evicted. , If your fat butt fits out the door, that is.
   • After she'd made her single cup of coffee she sat looking out the window into the slushy, halficy backyard and dialed Tony's number on Staten Island.

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Everyday conversation

Common

General reading & writing

Very common

Academic

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Literature

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Synonyms

• away

Word family

• outcome
• outdoor
• outer
• outfit
• outlet
• outline
• outlook
• output