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    out
    /aʊt/

    adverb

    • 1. moving or appearing to move away from a particular place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden: "he walked out into the street"
    • 2. situated far or at a particular distance from somewhere: "an old farmhouse right out in the middle of nowhere"

    preposition

    • 1. non-standard contraction of out of: "he ran out the door"

    adjective

    • 1. not at home or at one's place of work: "if he called, she'd pretend to be out" Similar not herenot at homenot ingone awayOpposite in
    • 2. revealed or made public: "the secret was soon out" Similar revealedcommon knowledgepublic knowledgeknownOpposite unknownsecret

    noun

    • 1. a way of escaping from a problem or dilemma: informal "he was desperately looking for an out"
    • 2. an act of putting a player out.

    verb

    • 1. reveal the sexual or gender identity of (a person).
    • 2. expel, reject, or dismiss: dated "they had outed Asquith quite easily"

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