Outs Meaning and Definition

Word: Outs

Adverb

Definitions:

1. Moving or appearing to move away from a particular place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden.

Example sentences: "He walked out into the street"

2. Situated far or at a particular distance from somewhere.

Example sentences: "An old farmhouse right out in the middle of nowhere"

3. Away from home.

4. So as to be revealed or known.

Example sentences: "Find out what you can"

5. At or to an end.

Example sentences: "The romance fizzled out"

6. (of a light or fire) so as to be extinguished or no longer burning.

Example sentences: "At ten o'clock the lights went out"

7. No longer involved in a situation, competition, or activity.

Example sentences: "Oxford United are out of the FA Cup"

8. (of a jury) considering its verdict in secrecy.

Preposition

Definitions:

1. Non-standard contraction of out of.

Example sentences: "He ran out the door"

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Not at home or at one's place of work.

Example sentences: "If he called, she'd pretend to be out"

2. Revealed or made public.

3. (of a flower) in bloom; open.

4. No longer alight; extinguished.

Example sentences: "The fire was nearly out"

5. At an end.

Example sentences: "School was out for the summer"

6. Not possible or worth considering.

Example sentences: "A trip to the seaside is out for a start"

7. In a state of unconsciousness.

Example sentences: "He's been out since I settled him on the couch. He'll be unconscious for a while yet."

8. Mistaken; in error.

Example sentences: "He was slightly out in his calculations"

9. (of the ball in tennis and similar games) outside the designated playing area.

10. No longer batting or at bat; having had one's innings or at bat ended by the fielding side.

Example sentences: "England were all out for 159"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A way of escaping from a problem or dilemma.

2. An act of putting a player out.

Example sentences: "The biggest difference between them is in the number of outs that these two players have generated over the course of their careers."

3. The political party not in office.

Example sentences: "The early Australian Labor Party, highly critical of the game of ins and outs in colonial politics, wanted the people to rule more directly."

Verb

Definitions:

1. Reveal the sexual or gender identity of (a person).

2. Expel, reject, or dismiss.

3. Extinguish.

4. Become known; emerge.

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