n.
Pronunciation: ' au ̇ t
Function: adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ū t; akin to Old High German ū z out, Greek hysteros later, Sanskrit ud up, out
Date: before 12th century
1 a (1) : in a direction away from the inside or center <went out into the garden> (2) : OUTSIDE <it's raining out > b : from among others c : away from the shore d : away from home or work < out to lunch> e : away from a particular place
2 a : so as to be missing or displaced from the usual or proper place <left a word out > <threw his shoulder out > b : into the possession or control of another <lend out money> c : into a state of loss or defeat <was voted out > d : into a state of vexation <they do not mark me, and that brings me out ― Shakespeare> e : into groups or shares <sorted out her notes> <parceled out the farm>
3 a : to the point of depletion, extinction, or exhaustion <the food ran out > <turn the light out > <all tuckered out > b : to completion or satisfaction <hear me out > <work the problem out > c : to the full or a great extent or degree <all decked out > <stretched out on the floor>
4 a : in or into the open <the sun came out > b : OUT LOUD <cried out > c : in or into public circulation <the evening paper isn't out yet> <hand out pamphlets> <the library book is still out >
5 a : at an end <before the day is out > b : in or into an insensible or unconscious state <she was out cold> c : in or into a useless state <landed the plane with one engine out > d : so as to end the offensive turn of another player, a side, or oneself in baseball <threw him out > <fly out >
6 ― used on a two-way radio circuit to indicate that a message is complete and no reply is expected