adv. 1 outside, outdoors, in or into the open air If you go out take an umbrella 2 away (from), abroad, elsewhere, not (at) home, gone (from), gone away (from), absent (from) She was out of the house when I phoned 3 in or into the open, to or into public notice, for all to see, out of the closet Everything will be brought out at the trial 4 revealed, exposed, visible, discernible, manifest, in sight, in view Are the stars out tonight? 5 short, minus, missing, in default, out of pocket He is out the $2000 he invested in a Welsh diamond mine 6 free, at liberty, at large, loose, unconfined They let Matilda out after she served her sentence 7 completely, thoroughly, effectively, entirely I was tired out after that long swim
adj. 8 unconscious, senseless, insensible, Colloq out cold, out like a light He has been out for almost an hour 9 dated, out-dated, out-moded, passé, old-fashioned, antiquated, old hat, démodé, obsolete, unfashionable Longer skirts were out in the mid-1960s 10 outlying, distant, far-off, peripheral He was planning to travel to the outer reaches of his empire Let's sail to some of the out islands. 11 exhausted, gone, finished, ended; over, completed Our food was out Rescue came before the day was out. 12 inaccurate, incorrect, wrong, at fault, faulty, off, wide of the mark Your figures are out by a factor of four 13 unacceptable, forbidden, prohibited, not allowed, Colloq not on Smoking is out in the dining room 14 extinguished, unlit; off, doused; inoperative, non-functioning, out of order or commission, unserviceable, broken Make certain that all camp-fires are completely out The light is out in the corridor.
n. 15 alibi, excuse, escape, loophole, evasion She used your visit as an out to avoid calling on her mother