[out of] prep (bef. 12c) 1 a (1)--used as a function word to indicate direction or movement from within to the outside of "walked out of the room" (2)--used as a function word to indicate a change in quality, state, or form "woke up out of a deep sleep" b (1)--used as a function word to indicate a position or situation beyond the range, limits, or sphere of "out of control" (2)--used as a function word to indicate a position or state away from the usual or expected "out of practice" 2--used as a function word to indicate origin, source, or cause "a remarkable colt out of an ordinary mare" "built out of old lumber" "came out of fear" 3--used as a function word to indicate exclusion from or deprivation of "cheated him out of his savings" "out of breath" 4--used as a function word to indicate choice or selection from a group "one out of four survived" -- out of it 1: not part of a group, activity, or fashion
2: in a dazed or confused state