out
/ˈaʊ̯t/ adjective C2- 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.· This building is unsafe. Keep out!
- Not at home, or not at one's office or place of employment. · I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment.
- Not in jail, prison, or captivity; freed from confinement. · Sentenced to five years, he could be out in three with good behavior.
- Not fitted or inserted into something. · The TV won't work with the plug out!
- Falling or passing or being situated beyond the bounds of the playing area. · I thought the ball hit the line, but the umpire said it was out.
- Dismissed from play under the rules of the game. · He bowls, Johnson pokes at it ... and ... Johnson is out! Caught behind by Ponsonby!
- Discarded; no longer a possibility. · Right, so that idea's out. Let's move on to the next one.
- No longer acceptable or permissible. · I've got diabetes, so cookies are right out.
From the library
But it was done somehow and smoothed down; and then Marilla, to get rid of her, told her she might go out-of-doors and amuse herself until dinnertime.
On the very threshold she stopped short, wheeled about, came back and sat down by the table, light and glow as effectually blotted out as if some one had clapped an extinguisher on her.
I’ll set your tea out for you and I’ll be home in time to milk the cows.”
On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.
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