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out
/aʊt/
Definition
1
Used as a preposition or adverb to indicate movement or position away from the inside or center toward the exterior.
2
As an adjective, not functioning, available, or conscious (e.g., lights out, passed out).
3
In informal contexts, openly gay or revealed (e.g., come out).
4
In sports like baseball, a player who has been retired or dismissed from play.
Examples
The secret's out—my robot vacuum unionized and demands weekends off.
He's out cold after binge-watching conspiracy theories till dawn.
Lights out in the office, but my coffee machine's plotting a midnight coup.
Strike three, you're out—said the umpire to the pitcher's ego.