adv

• (informal) Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually after, the present or a stated event) (often preceded by a stated time period and followed by "from")
  "Five years out from the passing of the law, nothing had actually changed."
• (sports) Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.
  "The football caught the edge of the line but then bounced out."
• Into a state of existence or visibility.
  "The sun came out after the rain, and we saw a rainbow."
• (cricket, baseball, of a player) So as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket).
  "Wilson was bowled out for five runs."

prep

• (informal, sometimes proscribed) From the inside to the outside of; out of.
  "throw it out the window; get it out your mind"

noun

• (baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.
  "The first time I saw Amity we were in front of her house playing work-up, a baseball variation where you move from position to position by outs until you get to bat."
• (cricket) A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball.
• (poker) A card which can make a hand a winner.
  "As a beginner, when you are in a hand, you should practice counting your outs, or those live cards left in the deck that can improve your hand."
• (dated) A trip out; an outing.
  "Us London lawyers don't often get an out; and when we do, we like to make the most of it, you know."

verb

• (transitive) To eject; to expel.
  "a king outed of his country"
• (intransitive) To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.
  "Truth will out."
• (transitive) To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
  "2009 March 16, Maurna Desmond, "AIG Outs Counterparties" (online news article), Forbes.com."
• (transitive) To reveal (a secret).
  "A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design."