Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, Sanskrit ud up, out
Date: before 12th century
1 a (1): in a direction away from the inside or center <went out into the garden>(2):outside<it's raining out>b: from among others c: away from the shore d: away from home or work <out to lunch>e: away from a particular place 2 a: so as to be missing or displaced from the usual or proper place <left a word out><threw his shoulder out>b: into the possession or control of another <lend out money>c: into a state of loss or defeat <was voted out>d: into a state of vexation <they do not mark me, and that brings me out — Shakespeare>e: into groups or shares <sorted out her notes><parceled out the farm> 3 a: to the point of depletion, extinction, or exhaustion <the food ran out><turn the light out><all tuckered out>b: to completion or satisfaction <hear me out><work the problem out>c: to the full or a great extent or degree <all decked out><stretched out on the floor> 4 a: in or into the open <the sun came out>b:out loud<cried out>c: in or into public circulation <the evening paper isn't out yet><hand out pamphlets><the library book is still out> 5 a: at an end <before the day is out>b: in or into an insensible or unconscious state <she was out cold>c: in or into a useless state <landed the plane with one engine out>d: so as to end the offensive turn of another player, a side, or oneself in baseball <threw him out><fly out> 6 —used on a two-way radio circuit to indicate that a message is complete and no reply is expected
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