Definitions for outs

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outs out

Spelling: [out]

IPA: /aʊt/

Outs is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 23 anagrams from letters in outs (ostu).

Definitions for outs

noun

1. a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
2. a person who lacks status, power, or authority, especially in relation to a particular group or situation.
3. Usually, outs. persons not in office or political power (distinguished from in).
4. Baseball. a put-out.
5. (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) a return or service that does not land within the in-bounds limits of a court or section of a court (opposed to in).
6. something that is out, as a projecting corner.
7. Printing. the omission of a word or words. the word or words omitted.
8. Northern British Dialect. an outing.

Idioms

1. all out, with maximum effort; thoroughly or wholeheartedly:
2. be on the / at outs with, Informal. to be estranged from (another person); be unfriendly or on bad terms with:
3. out and away, to a surpassing extent; far and away; by far:
4. out for, aggressively determined to acquire, achieve, etc.:
5. out from under, out of a difficult situation, especially of debts or other obligations:
6. out of, not within: beyond the reach of: not in a condition of: so as to deprive or be deprived of. from within or among: because of; owing to: foaled by (a dam):
7. out of it, Informal. not part of or acceptable within an activity, social group, or fashion: not conscious; drunk or heavily drugged. not alert or clearheaded; confused; muddled. eliminated from contention:
8. out of sight. sight (def 25).
9. out of trim, Nautical. (of a ship) drawing excessively at the bow or stern.
10. die hard, to die only after a bitter struggle. to give way or surrender slowly or with difficulty:
11. die standing up, Theater. (of a performance) to be received with silence rather than applause.
12. never say die, never give up hope; never abandon one's efforts.
13. to die for, stunning; remarkable:

adverb

1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.:
2. away from one's home, country, work, etc., as specified:
3. in or into the outdoors:
4. to a state of exhaustion, extinction, or depletion:
5. to the end or conclusion; to a final decision or resolution:
6. to a point or state of extinction, nonexistence, etc.:
7. in or into a state of neglect, disuse, etc.; not in current vogue or fashion:
8. so as not to be in the normal or proper position or state; out of joint:
9. in or into public notice or knowledge:
10. seeking openly and energetically to do or have:
11. not in present possession or use, as on loan:
12. on strike:
13. so as to project or extend:
14. in or into activity, existence, or outward manifestation:
15. from a specified source or material:
16. from a state of composure, satisfaction, or harmony:
17. in or into a state of confusion, vexation, dispute, variance, or unfriendliness:
18. so as to deprive or be deprived:
19. so as to use the last part of:
20. from a number, stock, or store:
21. aloud or loudly:
22. with completeness or effectiveness:
23. thoroughly; completely; entirely:
24. so as to obliterate or make undecipherable:

adjective

1. not at one's home or place of employment; absent:
2. not open to consideration; out of the question:
3. wanting; lacking; without:
4. removed from or not in effective operation, play, a turn at bat, or the like, as in a game:
5. no longer having or holding a job, public office, etc.; unemployed; disengaged (usually followed by of):
6. inoperative; extinguished:
7. finished; ended:
8. not currently stylish, fashionable, or in vogue:
9. unconscious; senseless:
10. not in power, authority, or the like:
11. Baseball. (of a batter) not succeeding in getting on base: (of a base runner) not successful in an attempt to advance a base or bases:
12. beyond fixed or regular limits; out of bounds:
13. having a pecuniary loss or expense to an indicated extent:
14. incorrect or inaccurate:
15. not in practice; unskillful from lack of practice:
16. beyond the usual range, size, weight, etc. (often used in combination):
17. exposed; made bare, as by holes in one's clothing:
18. at variance; at odds; unfriendly:
19. moving or directed outward; outgoing:
20. not available, plentiful, etc.:
21. external; exterior; outer.
22. located at a distance; outlying:
23. Cricket. not having its innings:
24. of or relating to the playing of the first nine holes of an 18-hole golf course (opposed to in):

preposition

1. (used to indicate movement or direction from the inside to the outside of something):
2. (used to indicate location):
3. (used to indicate movement away from a central point):

Verb phrases

1. die away, (of a sound) to become weaker or fainter and then cease:
2. die down, to become calm or quiet; subside.
3. die off, to die one after another until the number is greatly reduced:
4. die out, to cease to exist; become extinct: to die away; fade; subside:

interjection

1. begone! away!
2. (used in radio communications to signify that the sender has finished the message and is not expecting or prepared to receive a reply.) Compare over (def 52).
3. Archaic. (an exclamation of abhorrence, indignation, reproach, or grief (usually followed by upon):

verb (used with object)

1. to eject or expel; discharge; oust.
2. to intentionally expose (a secret homosexual, a spy, etc.).

verb (used without object)

1. to go or come out.
2. to become public, evident, known, etc.:
3. to make known; tell; utter (followed by with):
4. to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
5. (of something inanimate) to cease to exist:
6. to lose force, strength, or active qualities:
7. to cease to function; stop:
8. to be no longer subject; become indifferent:
9. to pass gradually; fade or subside gradually (usually followed by away, out, or down):
10. Theology. to lose spiritual life.
11. to faint or languish.
12. to suffer as if fatally:
13. to pine with desire, love, longing, etc.:
14. to desire or want keenly or greatly:

Origin of outs

before 900; (adv.) Middle English; Old English ūt; cognate with Dutch uit, German aus, Old Norse, Gothic ūt; akin to Sanskrit ud-; (adj., interjection, and preposition) Middle English, from t

Examples for outs

It would take too long and I don't know the ins and outs of it, anyway.

We can discuss all the ins and outs some day when this is all over.

At the margins, gasoline is on the outs as the U.S. fleet electrifies.

The note of authority had been struck; he was on first and Kranepool on second and there were no outs.

"The pass has too many ins and outs for this," he thought, and he unchained the horses.

She has a blog, Fox on Stocks, where the self-taught savant holds forth on the ins and outs of the market.

I wanted to ask the question I think every mother who is fascinated by the ins and outs of the real case wants answered.

That was a very bad idea, executed by a very bad man named Mohammed Dahlan, and the two parties have been on the outs ever since.

Then I'll be a Lance in a year—knowin' what I know about the ins an' outs o' things.

"It had its outs—this cruising to distant ports," announced his father.