outside

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Synonyms: outsize, outride, outslide

Antonyms: outsize, outride, outslide

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Noun

1. The part of something that faces [[out]]; the [[outer]] [[surface]].
2. The [[external]] [[appearance]] of someone or something.
3. The [[space]] [[beyond]] some [[limit]] or [[boundary]].
4. The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
5. The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.
6. The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
7. {{lb|en|surfing}} The outer part of the sea, away from the [[peak]] of a [[wave]].
8. {{lb|en|dated|UK|colloquial}} A [[passenger]] riding on the outside of a [[coach]] or [[carriage]].

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.
2. Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
3. Away from the interior or center of something.
4. Originating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc.
5. Extending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc.
6. {{lb|en|baseball|of a [[pitch]]}} [[away|Away]] {{gloss|[[far]]}} from the [[batter]] as it crosses home plate.
7. Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; [[maximum]].
8. {{lb|en|chiefly|UK}} Positioned towards the central division of a road: towards the right-hand side if one drives on the left, or left-hand side if one drives on the right.
9. {{lb|en|chiefly|US}} Positioned towards the shoulder of a road: towards the left-hand side if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
10. {{lb|en|of a person}} Not legally married to or related to (e.g. not born in wedlock to), and/or not residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); {{lb|en|of a marriage, relationship, etc}} existing between two such people. {{q|Compare {{m|en|out of wedlock}}, {{m|en|nonresidential}}.}}

Adverb

1. To or in the [[outdoors]] or [[outside#Noun|outside]]; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits{{,}} or borders of a given place.
2. [[outdoors|Outdoors]].

Preposition

1. On the outside of, not inside (something, such as a building).
2. Beyond the [[scope]], [[limit]]s{{,}} or [[border]]s of.
3. [[near|Near]], but not [[in]].
4. {{lb|en|usually with “of”}} [[except|Except]], [[apart from]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[ostracize]] or [[exclude]].

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|slang|US|Alaska}} The [[United States]] excluding [[Alaska]], {{q|especially}} the [[contiguous]] 48 [[state]]s south of [[Canada]].

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