Out adv.  In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation which is exterior to something; -- opposed to in or into. The something may be expressed after of, from, etc. (see Out of, below); or, if not expressed, it is implied; as, he is out; or, he is out of the house, office, business, etc.; he came out; or, he came out from the ship, meeting, sect, party, etc. Out is used in a variety of applications, as: --
 1. Away; abroad; off; from home, or from a certain, or a usual, place; not in; not in a particular, or a usual, place; as, the proprietor is out, his team was taken out.  Opposite of in. “My shoulder blade is out.”
    He hath been out (of the country) nine years.   --Shak.
 2. Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy, constraint, etc., actual or figurative; hence, not in concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; a matter of public knowledge; as, the sun shines out; he laughed out, to be out at the elbows; the secret has leaked out, or is out; the disease broke out on his face; the book is out.
    Leaves are out and perfect in a month.   --Bacon.
    She has not been out [in general society] very long.   --H. James.
 3. Beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to the end; completely; hence, in, or into, a condition of extinction, exhaustion, completion; as, the fuel, or the fire, has burned out; that style is on the way out. “Hear me out.”
    Deceitful men shall not live out half their days.   --Ps. iv. 23.
    When the butt is out, we will drink water.   --Shak.
 4. Beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or into, a state of want, loss, or deprivation; -- used of office, business, property, knowledge, etc.; as, the Democrats went out and the Whigs came in; he put his money out at interest. “Land that is out at rack rent.” --Locke. “He was out fifty pounds.” --Bp. Fell.
    I have forgot my part, and I am out.   --Shak.
 5. Beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct, proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement, opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation. “Lancelot and I are out.”
    Wicked men are strangely out in the calculating of their own interest.   --South.
    Very seldom out, in these his guesses.   --Addison.
 6. Not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores.
 Note: ☞ Out is largely used in composition as a prefix, with the same significations that it has as a separate word; as outbound, outbreak, outbuilding, outcome, outdo, outdoor, outfield. See also the first Note under Over, adv.
 Day in, day out, from the beginning to the limit of each of several days; day by day; every day.
 Out at, Out in, Out on, etc., elliptical phrases, that to which out refers as a source, origin, etc., being omitted; as, out (of the house and) at the barn; out (of the house, road, fields, etc., and) in the woods.
 Three fishers went sailing out into the west,
 Out into the west, as the sun went down.   --C. Kingsley.
 Note: In these lines after out may be understood, “of the harbor,” “from the shore,” “of sight,” or some similar phrase.  The complete construction is seen in the saying: “Out of the frying pan into the fire.”

 Out from, a construction similar to out of (below). See Of and From.
 Out of, a phrase which may be considered either as composed of an adverb and a preposition, each having its appropriate office in the sentence, or as a compound preposition.  Considered as a preposition, it denotes, with verbs of movement or action, from the interior of; beyond the limit: from; hence, origin, source, motive, departure, separation, loss, etc.; -- opposed to in or into; also with verbs of being, the state of being derived, removed, or separated from. Examples may be found in the phrases below, and also under Vocabulary words; as, out of breath; out of countenance.
 Out of cess, beyond measure, excessively. --Shak.
 Out of character, unbecoming; improper.
 Out of conceit with, not pleased with. See under Conceit.
 Out of date, not timely; unfashionable; antiquated.
 Out of door, Out of doors, beyond the doors; from the house; not inside a building; in, or into, the open air; hence, figuratively, shut out; dismissed. See under Door, also, Out-of-door, Outdoor, Outdoors, in the Vocabulary. “He 's quality, and the question's out of door,” --Dryden.
 Out of favor, disliked; under displeasure.
 Out of frame, not in correct order or condition; irregular; disarranged. --Latimer.
 Out of hand, immediately; without delay or preparation; without hesitation or debate; as, to dismiss a suggestion out of hand. “Ananias . . . fell down and died out of hand.” --Latimer.
 Out of harm's way, beyond the danger limit; in a safe place.
 Out of joint, not in proper connection or adjustment; unhinged; disordered. “The time is out of joint.” --Shak.
 Out of mind, not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit of memory; as, time out of mind.
 Out of one's head, beyond commanding one's mental powers; in a wandering state mentally; delirious. [Colloq.]
 Out of one's time, beyond one's period of minority or apprenticeship.
 Out of order, not in proper order; disarranged; in confusion.
 Out of place, not in the usual or proper place; hence, not proper or becoming.
 Out of pocket, in a condition of having expended or lost more money than one has received.
 Out of print, not in market, the edition printed being exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, etc.
 Out of the question, beyond the limits or range of consideration; impossible to be favorably considered.
 Out of reach, beyond one's reach; inaccessible.
 Out of season, not in a proper season or time; untimely; inopportune.
 Out of sorts, wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell; unhappy; cross. See under Sort, n.
 Out of temper, not in good temper; irritated; angry.
 Out of time, not in proper time; too soon, or too late.
 Out of time, not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an agreeing temper; fretful.
 Out of twist, Out of winding, or Out of wind, not in warped condition; perfectly plain and smooth; -- said of surfaces.
 Out of use, not in use; unfashionable; obsolete.
 Out of the way. (a) On one side; hard to reach or find; secluded. (b) Improper; unusual; wrong.
 Out of the woods, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. [Colloq.]
 Out to out, from one extreme limit to another, including the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to measurements.
 Out West, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some Western State or Territory. [U. S.]
 To come out, To cut out, To fall out, etc.  See under Come, Cut, Fall, etc.
 To make out See to make out under make, v. t. and v. i..
 To put out of the way, to kill; to destroy.
 Week in, week out. See Day in, day out (above).


 Cut v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cut; p. pr. & vb. n. Cutting.]
 1. To separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to divide.
    You must cut this flesh from off his breast.   --Shak.
 Before the whistling winds the vessels fly,
 With rapid swiftness cut the liquid way.   --Pope.
 2. To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering; to hew; to mow or reap.
    Thy servants can skill to cut timer.   --2. Chron. ii. 8
 3. To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as, to cut the hair; to cut the nails.
 4. To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse.
 5. To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.; to carve; to hew out.
 Why should a man. whose blood is warm within,
 Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster?   --Shak.
    Loopholes cut through thickest shade.   --Milton.
 6. To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce; to lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick.
    The man was cut to the heart.   --Addison.
 7. To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right angles.
 8. To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in the street; to cut one's acquaintance. [Colloq.]
 9. To absent one's self from; as, to cut an appointment, a recitation. etc. [Colloq.]
    An English tradesman is always solicitous to cut the shop whenever he can do so with impunity.   --Thomas Hamilton.
 10. Cricket To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
 11. Billiards, etc. To drive (an object ball) to either side by hitting it fine on the other side with the cue ball or another object ball.
 12. Lawn Tennis, etc. To strike (a ball) with the  racket inclined or struck across the ball so as to put a certain spin on the ball.
 13.  Croquet To drive (a ball) to one side by hitting with another ball.
 To cut a caper. See under Caper.
 To cut the cards, to divide a pack of cards into portions, in order to determine the deal or the trump, or to change the cards to be dealt.
 To cut both ways, to have effects both advantageous and disadvantageous.
 To cut corners, to deliberately do an incomplete or imperfect job in order to save time or money.
 To cut a dash or To cut a figure, to make a display of oneself; to give a conspicuous impression. [Colloq.]
 To cut down. (a) To sever and cause to fall; to fell; to prostrate. “Timber . . . cut down in the mountains of Cilicia.” --Knolles. (b) To put down; to abash; to humble. [Obs] “So great is his natural eloquence, that he cuts down the finest orator.” --Addison (c) To lessen; to retrench; to curtail; as, to cut down expenses. (d) Naut. To raze; as, to cut down a frigate into a sloop.
 To cut the knot or To cut the Gordian knot, to dispose of a difficulty summarily; to solve it by prompt, arbitrary action, rather than by skill or patience.
 To cut lots, to determine lots by cuttings cards; to draw lots.
 To cut off. (a) To sever; to separate.
 I would to God, . . .
 The king had cut off my brother's.   --Shak.
 (b) To put an untimely death; to put an end to; to destroy. “Irenæus was likewise cut off by martyrdom.” --Addison. (c) To interrupt; as, to cut off communication; to cut off (the flow of) steam from (the boiler to) a steam engine. (d) To intercept; as,, to cut off an enemy's retreat. (e) To end; to finish; as, to cut off further debate.
 To cut out. (a) To remove by cutting or carving; as, to cut out a piece from a board. (b) To shape or form by cutting; as, to cut out a garment. “ A large forest cut out into walks.” --Addison. (c) To scheme; to contrive; to prepare; as, to cut out work for another day. “Every man had cut out a place for himself.” --Addison. (d) To step in and take the place of; to supplant; as, to cut out a rival. [Colloq.] (e) To debar. “I am cut out from anything but common acknowledgments.” --Pope. (f) To seize and carry off (a vessel) from a harbor, or from under the guns of an enemy. (g) to separate from the midst of a number; as, to cut out a steer from a herd; to cut out a car from a train. (h) to discontinue; as, to cut out smoking.
 To cut to pieces. (a) To cut into pieces; as, to cut cloth to pieces. (b) To slaughter; as, to cut an army to pieces.
 To cut a play Drama, to shorten it by leaving out passages, to adapt it for the stage.
 To cut rates Railroads, etc., to reduce the charges for transportation below the rates established between competing lines.
 To cut short, to arrest or check abruptly; to bring to a sudden termination. “Achilles cut him short, and thus replied.” --Dryden.
 To cut stick, to make off clandestinely or precipitately. [Slang]
 To cut teeth, to put forth teeth; to have the teeth pierce through the gum and appear.
 To have cut one's eyeteeth, to be sharp and knowing. [Colloq.]
 To cut one's wisdom teeth, to come to years of discretion.
 To cut under, to undersell; as, to cut under a competitor in trade; more commonly referred to as undercut.
 To cut up. (a) To cut to pieces; as, to cut up an animal, or bushes. (b) To damage or destroy; to injure; to wound; as, to cut up a book or its author by severe criticism.  “This doctrine cuts up all government by the roots.” --Locke. (c) To afflict; to discourage; to demoralize; as, the death of his friend cut him up terribly. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.