Out
/æɔt/
noun
- A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
"They wrote the law to give those organizations an out."
- 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.
- 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.
- A card which can make a hand a winner.
- A trip out; an outing.
verb
- To eject; to expel.
- To reveal (a person) as LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).
- To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
- To reveal (a secret).
"A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design."
- To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public or apparent.
adjective
- Not at home; not at one's office or place of employment.
"I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment."
- Not inside or within something.
"I worked away cleaning the U-bend until all the gunge was out."
- Freed from confinement or secrecy.
"My secret is out."
- Not fitted or inserted into something.
"The TV won't work with the plug out!"
- Of the ball or other playing implement, falling or passing outside the bounds of the playing area.
"I thought the ball hit the line, but the umpire said it was out."
adverb
- Away from the inside, centre or other point of reference.
"For six hours the tide flows out, then for six hours it flows in."
- Away from home or one's usual place.
"Let's eat out tonight"
- Outside; not indoors.
"Last night we slept out under the stars."
- Away from; at a distance.
"Keep out!"
- Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence.
"I painted out that nasty mark on the wall."
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Out"
Out is a 3-letter word that scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Out" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "out" is a low-scoring word.