"out" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /aʊt/ Audio: en-ca-out.ogg [Canada], en-us-out.ogg [US] Forms: out [singular], outs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is prevented from scoring in baseball, they make an out.
    Sense id: simple-out-en-noun-vBbr4e1w Categories (other): Sports
  2. A way to escape is an out.
    Sense id: simple-out-en-noun-MYx0LwiP

Preposition

IPA: /aʊt/ Audio: en-ca-out.ogg [Canada], en-us-out.ogg [US] Forms: out
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is out is not in.
    Sense id: simple-out-en-prep-q8FYlQhj
  2. If something using electricity is out, it is turned off or the electricity is not flowing..
    Sense id: simple-out-en-prep-IDuh-32r
  3. Something that moves out moves from the inside to a place that is not inside.
    Sense id: simple-out-en-prep-q3bvSKAw
  4. far away
    Sense id: simple-out-en-prep-CgjGMPqw
  5. If someone is out, they are not in the place where someone is looking for them.
    Sense id: simple-out-en-prep-aYBoFklr
  6. to a number of people
    Sense id: simple-out-en-prep-SX75CW~u
  7. away
    Sense id: simple-out-en-prep-N4zlap0U
  8. If something is out, you can look at or see it.
    Sense id: simple-out-en-prep-wrK0RVf8
  9. If something comes out of something, it comes from it.
    Sense id: simple-out-en-prep-R4IqWSc~
  10. If something is out, it is available for sale.
    Sense id: simple-out-en-prep-znII0buo
  11. If something is out, it is not in fashion.
    Sense id: simple-out-en-prep-TiofxoFA
  12. If someone is out, they are not conscious.
    Sense id: simple-out-en-prep-CTGeTDbw
  13. If a you are out of something, you had it before but you've used or sold all of it.
    Sense id: simple-out-en-prep-hBC-FLno
  14. If x is made out of y, y is the material that x is made of.
    Sense id: simple-out-en-prep-PvPF6CLg

Verb

IPA: /aʊt/ Audio: en-ca-out.ogg [Canada], en-us-out.ogg [US] Forms: out [canonical], outs [third-person, singular], outed [past], outed [past, participle], outing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|out}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you out somebody, you make public something they don't want others to know, especially that they are homosexual.
    Sense id: simple-out-en-verb-gOnGplpW
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        {
          "text": "Turn the light out before you leave."
        },
        {
          "text": "The power's out so nothing's working."
        },
        {
          "text": "I'm trying to find which light went out."
        },
        {
          "text": "Oh, no! The fire's gone out again."
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        {
          "text": "He took the pen out of his pocket."
        },
        {
          "text": "Please, close the door as you go out."
        },
        {
          "text": "If you walk out that door, you can't come back."
        },
        {
          "text": "The car stopped and out came two men."
        }
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We live out in the country."
        },
        {
          "text": "He's about half an hour out of Toronto."
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You can't see the doctor now. He is out."
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We'll give out the books after everyone has arrived."
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        {
          "text": "Don't throw that out. I'm still using it."
        }
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "the sun is out"
        },
        {
          "text": "the flowers are out"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "If something is out, you can look at or see it."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If something comes out of something, it comes from it."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If something is out, it is available for sale."
      ],
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "If something is out, it is not in fashion."
      ],
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "If someone is out, they are not conscious."
      ],
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        "If a you are out of something, you had it before but you've used or sold all of it."
      ],
      "id": "simple-out-en-prep-hBC-FLno"
    },
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        "If x is made out of y, y is the material that x is made of."
      ],
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      "sampa": "/aUt/"
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      "audio": "en-ca-out.ogg",
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          "text": "Oh, no! The fire's gone out again."
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          "text": "He took the pen out of his pocket."
        },
        {
          "text": "Please, close the door as you go out."
        },
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          "text": "If you walk out that door, you can't come back."
        },
        {
          "text": "The car stopped and out came two men."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Something that moves out moves from the inside to a place that is not inside."
      ]
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          "text": "We live out in the country."
        },
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          "text": "He's about half an hour out of Toronto."
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          "text": "You can't see the doctor now. He is out."
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We'll give out the books after everyone has arrived."
        }
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      "examples": [
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          "text": "Don't throw that out. I'm still using it."
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