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out (see also out-) /owt/ adverb- (shading into adj predicatively), not within
- Forth
- To, towards, or at the exterior or a position away from the inside or inner part or from anything thought of as enclosing, hiding or obscuring
- From among others
- From the mass
- Beyond bounds
- Away from the original or normal position or state
- At or towards the far end, or a remote position
- Seawards
- Not within, or away from, one's dwelling, work premises, etc
- In or into the open air
- In or into a state of exclusion or removal
- Not in office
- Not in use or fashion
- Debarred, not to be considered
- No longer in the game
- No longer in as a batsman, dismissed
- Not batting
- Out of the contest and unable to resume in time
- In the condition of having won
- Away from the mark
- At fault
- In error
- Not in form or good condition
- At a loss
- In or into a disconcerted, perplexed or disturbed state
- In or into an unconscious state
- Not in harmony or amity
- In distribution
- In or into the hands of others or the public
- On loan
- To or at an end
- In an exhausted or extinguished state
- Completely
- Thoroughly
- Subjected to loss
- In or to the field
- In quest of or expressly aiming at something
- In rebellion
- On strike
- In an exposed state
- No longer in concealment or obscurity
- In or into the state of having openly declared one's homosexuality
- In or into the open
- Before the public
- In or into society (old)
- On domestic service (archaic)
- In existence
- At full length
- In an expanded state
- In bloom
- In extension
- Loudly and clearly
- Forcibly
- Unreservedly
adjective- External
- Outlying
- Remote
- Played away from home
- Outwards
- Not batting
- Exceeding the usual
- In any condition expressed by the adverb out
noun- A projection or outward bend (as in outs and ins)
- A way out, a way of escape
- Someone who is out
- An instance of putting a player out (baseball)
- That which is outside
- An omission in setting type (printing)
- A paying out, esp (in pl) rates and taxes, etc (dialect)
- An outing (dialect)
- A disadvantage, drawback (US)
- Permission to go out (US)
preposition- Forth from (informal or N American)
- Outside of (now rare)
- Without (obsolete)
transitive verb- To put out or throw out
- To knock out
- To make public the homosexuality of (a person in public life) without his or her permission (informal)
- To make public any facts about (a person in public life) that he or she does not wish to be revealed (informal)
intransitive verb- To surface, be revealed, emerge publicly, as in truth will out
- To go out (informal)
- (with with) to bring out (archaic or dialect)
- (with with) to say suddenly or unexpectedly (informal)
interjection- Expressing peremptory dismissal
- Announcing that a player is out, the ball not in court, etc
- Indicating that one has come to the end of one's transmission (radio)
- Alas (archaic)
- Shame (usu out upon; archaic)
ORIGIN: OE ūte, ūt; Gothic ut, Ger aus, Sans ud outˈed adjective - Having had private facts about oneself made public (informal)
- Ejected
outˈer noun Someone who makes public another person's homosexuality outˈing noun see separate entry outˈness noun - The state of being out
- Externality to the perceiving mind, objectiveness
out'ro noun (pl out'ros) The concluding section of a song, TV programme, etc outˈ-and-out adjective - Thoroughgoing
- Thorough-paced
- Utter
- Absolute
- Unqualified
adverb /owt-ənd-owtˈ/ - Finally and completely
- Definitely
- Unreservedly
out-and-outˈer noun (informal) - Any person or thing that is a complete or extreme type
- A thorough-going partisan
- A great lie
outˈ-box noun (computing) A file for storing electronic mail that has been or is to be sent to another computer out-of-doorsˈ adjective - (also out-of-doorˈ) open-air, outdoor (see out-)
- Outside of parliament
noun The open air out-of(-the)-bodˈy adjective Of or relating to an occurrence in which an individual has the experience of being outside his or her own body out-of-the-wayˈ adjective - Uncommon, unusual
- Singular
- Secluded
- Remote
out-of-townˈ adjective (of a retail outlet) situated away from a main commercial centre out-oˈver or out-owre /owt-owrˈ or oot-owrˈ/ adverb and preposition (Scot) - Out over
- Over
outˈ-tray noun A shallow container for letters, etc, ready to be dispatched at outs (US) At odds from out Out from murder will out see under murder on the outs (with) (informal) - On unfriendly terms (with)
- Becoming unpopular, unfashionable, etc
out and about - Able to go out, convalescent
- Active out of doors
out and away (old) - By far
- Beyond competition
out at elbow see elbow out for - Abroad in quest of
- Aiming at obtaining or achieving
- Dismissed from batting with a score of
out from under Out of a difficult situation out of - From within
- From among
- Not in
- Not within
- Excluded from
- From (a source, material, motive, condition, possession, language, etc)
- Born of
- Beyond the bounds, range or scope of
- Deviating from, in disagreement with
- Away or distant from
- Without, destitute or denuded of
out of character see under character out of course (rare) Out of order out of date - Not abreast of the times
- Old-fashioned
- Obsolete
- No longer valid
- No longer current (out-of-dateˈ adjective)
out of doors In or to the open air out of it - Excluded from participation
- Without a chance
- Unable to behave normally or control oneself, usually because of drink or drugs (slang)
out of joint see under join out of place see under place out of pocket see under pocket out of print see under print out of sight see under sight1 out of sorts see under sort out of temper see under temper out of the question see under question out of the way Not in the way, not impeding or preventing progress out of this world see under world out of time see under time out of work see under work out on one's feet - As good as knocked out
- Done for, but with a semblance of carrying on
outs and ins see ins and outs under in1 out there - In existence
- Unconventional, avant-garde (informal)
out to Aiming, working resolutely, to out to lunch see under lunch out to out - In measurement from outside to outside
- Overall
out upon (archaic) Shame on out with - Let's do away with
- Not friendly with
- See also out (vi) above
out with it! (informal) Say what you have to say, and be quick about it, spit it out question /kwesˈchən/ noun- An inquiry
- An interrogation
- The putting of a problem
- A demand for an answer
- An interrogative sentence or other form of words in which an inquiry is put
- A unit task in an examination
- A problem
- A subject of doubt or controversy
- Discussion, conversation (Shakespeare)
- A subject of discussion, esp the particular point actually before a group of people or deliberative body
- Subjection to examination
- Examination by torture (historical)
- Objection, demur
- Doubt
- The measure to be voted upon
- (vaguely) a relevant matter
transitive verb- To put questions to
- To call to account
- To examine by questions
- To inquire
- To inquire concerning
- To throw doubt upon, regard as doubtful
- To challenge, take exception to
intransitive verb- To ask questions
- To inquire
- To discuss, converse (Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: OFr, from L quaestiō, -ōnis, from quaerere, quaesītum to ask questionabilˈity noun questˈionable adjective - That may be questioned
- Doubtful, uncertain
- Open to suspicion
- Possibly dishonest, improper, immoral, etc
- Such as questions may be put to, not unwilling to be conversed with (Shakespeare)
questˈionableness noun questˈionably adverb questˈionary adjective - Asking questions (rare)
- In the form of questions
noun- An asker of questions (obsolete)
- A questionnaire
- A quaestionary (Walter Scott)
questioneeˈ noun Someone who is questioned questˈioner noun questˈioning noun and adjective questˈioningly adverb questˈionist noun - A questioner, a doubter
- An undergraduate in the final term before proceeding to a degree (Cambridge University and Harvard; obsolete)
questˈionless adjective - Unquestioning
- Beyond question or doubt
adverb (archaic)Certainly quesˈtion-begging noun and adjective Begging the question (see beg the question under beg1) question mark noun - A point or mark of interrogation (?)
- A query or unresolved doubt
question master noun Someone who presides over a quiz, discussion programme or meeting, and puts the questions to the participants question tag noun A tag question (qv) question time noun (in parliament) a period during each day when members can put questions to ministers at question Questionable, open to question in question - Under consideration
- In dispute, open to question
make question To demur no question - No possibility
- Undoubtedly
out of question Without any doubt out of the question Not to be thought of question of fact (Eng law) That part of the issue which is decided by the jury question of law That part decided by the judge |