“out”

Definitions

• adjective

  not allowed to continue to bat or run

  Synonyms: abandoned, aberrant, abjured, abroad, absurd, adrift, alibi, aloud, amiss, antiquated, antique, apparent

  Antonyms: safe

  • Example:“He was tagged out at second on a close play.”
  • Example:“He fanned out.”

• adjective

  being out or having grown cold

  Synonyms: extinct

  • Example:“… threw his extinct cigarette into the stream”
  • Example:“The fire is out.”

• adjective

  not worth considering as a possibility

  • Example:“A picnic is out because of the weather.”

• adjective

  out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election

  • Example:“Now the Democrats are out.”

• adjective

  excluded from use or mention

  Synonyms: forbidden, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten

  • Example:“forbidden fruit”
  • Example:“In our house dancing and playing cards were out.”

• adjective

  directed outward or serving to direct something outward

  • Example:“the out doorway”
  • Example:“the out basket”