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Adverb
- Away from the [[inside]] or [[centre]].
- Away from, or at a [[distance]] from, some point of reference or focus.
- {{lb|en|informal}} Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually before, a stated event, or into the future) {{q|often preceded by a stated time period and followed by "from" or "to"}}
- Outside; not [[indoors]].
- {{lb|en|sports}} Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.
- Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
- To the end; completely; so that nothing remains.
- {{non-gloss|Used to [[intensify]] or [[emphasize]].}}
- Into a state of existence or visibility.
- {{lb|en|cricket|baseball|of a player}} So as to be [[disqualified]] from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being [[stump|stumped]] in cricket or a [[force out|forced out]] in baseball).
Preposition
- {{lb|en|informal|sometimes|proscribed}} From the [[inside]] to the [[outside]] of; out of. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
Noun
- A [[means]] of [[exit]], [[escape]], [[reprieve]], etc.
- {{senseid|en|baseball}} {{lb|en|baseball}} 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.
- {{lb|en|cricket}} 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.
- {{lb|en|poker}} A card which can make a hand a winner.
- {{lb|en|dated}} A trip out; an [[outing]].
- {{lb|en|mostly|in the plural}} One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
- A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
- {{lb|en|printing|dated}} A word or words omitted by the [[compositor]] in setting up [[copy]]; an [[omission]].
- {{lb|en|film|colloquial}} An [[outtake]].
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[dram]] [[glass]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[eject]]; to [[expel]].
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.
- {{senseid|en|reveal}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a [[secret agent]] or [[undercover]] [[detective]].
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To reveal (a secret).
- {{senseid|en|LGBT}} {{lb|en|transitive|LGBT}} To reveal (a person) as [[LGBTQ+]] ([[gay]], [[trans]], etc.).
- To [[kill]]; to [[snuff out]].
Adjective
- Not [[inside]] or [[within]] a [[place]], especially a place that someone or something was [[formerly]] inside or is [[customarily]] inside:
- Not (or no longer) [[acceptable]] or in [[consideration]], [[play]], [[availability]], or [[operation]]:
- {{senseid|en|open or public about something}} [[open|Open]] or [[public]] (about something).
- Freed from [[secrecy]].
- [[available|Available]] to be [[see]]n, or to be [[interact]]ed with in some way:
- {{lb|en|of the tide}} At or near its lowest [[level]].
- {{senseid|en|having depleted stocks}} [[without|Without]]; no longer in [[possession]] of; not having [[any#Determiner|any]] more.
- {{lb|en|UK|AU|of calculations or measurements}} Containing [[error]]s or [[discrepancy|discrepancies]], or in error by a stated amount.
Interjection
- {{lb|en|procedure word|especially|military}} A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.
- Get out; [[begone]]; [[away]]!
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