out

adverb

1. Away from the inside or centre.

   “The magician tapped the hat, and a rabbit jumped out.”

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

   “Once they had landed, the commandos quickly spread out along the beach.”

3. Specifically, away from home or one's usual place.

   “Let’s eat out tonight”

4. Away from the doer, especially vigorously.

   “hit out, lash out, speak out, shout out, yell out”

preposition

1. From the inside to the outside of; out of. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   “throw it out the window; get it out your mind”

noun

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

   “They wrote the law to give those organizations an out.”

2. 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.

3. 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.

verb

1. To eject; to expel.

2. To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.

3. To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.

adjective

1. Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside:

   “I worked away cleaning the U-bend until all the gunge was out.”

2. Not at home, or not at one's office or place of employment.

   “I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment.”

3. Not in jail, prison, or captivity; freed from confinement.

   “Sentenced to five years, he could be out in three with good behavior.”

4. Not fitted or inserted into something.

   “The TV won't work with the plug out!”