aut adv.,
prep., n.,
adj.,
int., & v. --adv. 1
away from or
not in or at a
place etc. (keep
him out;
get out of
here; my
son is out in Canada). 2 (forming
part of
phrasal verbs) a indicating dispersal away from a
centre etc. (hire out; share out;
board out). b indicating
coming or bringing
into the open for public attention etc. (call out;
send out;
shine out;
stand out). c indicating a
need for attentiveness (watch out;
look out;
listen out). 3 not in one's
house,
office, etc. (went out for a walk). 4 to or at an
end; completely (tired out; die out; out of bananas;
fight it out; typed it out). 5 (of a
fire,
candle, etc.) not
burning. 6 in
error (was 3% out in my calculations). 7 colloq.
unconscious (she
was out for
five minutes). 8 a (of a tooth) extracted. b (of a
joint,
bone, etc.) dislocated (put
his shoulder out). 9 (of a party,
politician, etc.) not in office. 10 (of a jury)
considering its verdict in
secrecy. 11 (of workers) on
strike. 12 (of a secret) revealed. 13 (of a flower)
blooming, open. 14 (of a book) published. 15 (of a star)
visible after dark. 16
unfashionable (turn-ups are out). 17 (of a
batsman, batter, etc.) no longer
taking part as
such, having
been caught, stumped, etc. 18 not
worth considering; rejected (that
idea is out). 19 colloq. (prec. by superl.)
known to
exist (the
best game out). 20 (of a
stain, mark, etc.) not visible, removed (painted out the sign). 21 (of time) not
spent working (took five minutes out). 22 (of a rash,
bruise, etc.) visible. 23 (of the tide) at the lowest
point. 24
Boxing unable to
rise from the
floor (out for the count). 25
archaic (of a
young upper-class woman) introduced into
society. 26 (in a
radio conversation etc.)
transmission ends (over
and out). --prep. 1 out of (looked out the window). 2 archaic
outside;
beyond the limits
of. --n. 1 colloq. a
way of
escape; an
excuse. 2 (the outs) the
political party out of office. --adj. 1 (of a match) played away. 2 (of an island) away from the
mainland. --int. a
peremptory dismissal,
reproach, etc. (out,
you scoundrel!). --v. 1 tr. a put out. b colloq.
eject forcibly. 2 intr.
come or go out;
emerge (murder will out). 3 tr. Boxing
knock out. øat outs at
variance or
enmity. not out Cricket (of a
side or a batsman) not having been caught, bowled, etc. out and
about (of a
person,
esp. after an illness)
engaging in
normal activity. out and away by
far. out and out 1
thorough; surpassing. 2 thoroughly; surpassingly. out at elbows see
ELBOW. out for having one's
interest or
effort directed
to;
intent on. out of 1 from
within (came out of the house). 2 not within (I was
never out of England). 3 from
among (nine
people out of
ten; must
choose out of these). 4 beyond the
range of (is out of reach). 5
without or so as to be without (was swindled out of his
money; out of
breath; out of sugar). 6 from (get money out of him). 7
owing to;
because of (asked out of curiosity). 8 by the
use of (material) (what
did you
make it out of?). 9 at a specified
distance from (a
town,
port, etc.) (seven miles out of Liverpool). 10 beyond (something out of the ordinary). 11 Racing (of an
animal, esp. a horse)
born of. out of bounds see
BOUND(2). out of date see
DATE(1). out of doors see
DOOR. out of
drawing see DRAWING. out of
hand see HAND. out of it not included;
forlorn. out of
order see ORDER. out of
pocket see POCKET. out of the
question see QUESTION. out of sorts see
SORT. out of
temper see TEMPER. out of
this world see WORLD. out of the way see WAY. out to keenly striving to do. out to
lunch colloq.
crazy,
mad. out
with an
exhortation to
expel or
dismiss (an
unwanted person). out with it
say what you are
thinking. [OE
ut, OHG uz, rel. to Skr. ud-]