out
1. out \'au.t\ aj [ME, fr. OE u-t; akin to OHG u-z out, Gk hysteros later],
hybris arrogance, Skt ud up, out 1a: in a direction away from the inside or
center {went ~ into the garden} 1b: from among others {picked ~ a hat}
1c: away from the shore 1d: away from home or business {~ to lunch} 2a:
out of the usual or proper place {left a word ~} 2b: beyond possession,
control, or occupation {lent ~ money} 2c: into a state of loss or
deprivation {voted him ~} 2d: into a state of vexation or disagreement
{put ~ by the delay> {friends fall ~} 2e: into portions, shares, or
allotments {parceled ~ the farm} 3a: beyond the limits of existence,
continuance, or supply {the food ran ~} 3b: to extinction, exhaustion, or
completion {burn ~} 3c: to the fullest degree {all decked ~} 4a: in or
into the open {the sun came ~} {let the secret ~)R} 4b: ALOUD {cried ~}
5a: so as to retire a batter or batsman 5b: so as to be retired
2. out vt : to put out : EJECT to become public
3. out aj 1: situated outside : EXTERNAL 2: situated at a distance :
OUTLYING 3a: not being in power 3b: not successful in reaching base {the
batter was ~} 4: directed outward or serving to direct something outward :
OUTGOING
4. out \(')au.t\ pp 1: out through {ran ~ the door} 2: outward along or on
{drive ~ the old road}
5. out \'au.t\ n 1: OUTSIDE {the width of the building from ~ to ~} 2: one
who is out of power {the ~s are apt to be loud} 3: copy matter
inadvertently omitted in typesetting 4a: the retiring of a baseball player
during his turn at bat 4b: a player so retired pl, Brit 5: money paid
out esp. in taxes 6: a ball hit out-of-bounds in tennis or squash 7: an
item that is out of stock 8a: a way of escaping from an embarrassing
situation 8b: a way out of a difficulty : SOLUTION
Webster's English Dictionary