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Definition of
out verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
out
verb
verb
NAmE
/
/
aʊt
/
/
out
somebody
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they
out
he / she / it
outs
past simple
outed
-ing form
outing
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to say publicly that someone is
homosexual
, especially when they would prefer to keep the fact a secret
He is the latest politician to be outed by gay activists.
See
out
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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out
adverb
out
noun
out
adjective
out-
prefix
go out
phrasal verb
act out
phrasal verb
air out
phrasal verb
ask out
phrasal verb
back out
phrasal verb
bail out
phrasal verb
bawl out
phrasal verb
bear out
phrasal verb
beat out
phrasal verb
belt out
phrasal verb
blot out
phrasal verb
blow out
phrasal verb
boot out
phrasal verb
bow out
phrasal verb
bug out
phrasal verb
bulk out
phrasal verb
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Phrasal verbs
go out
phrasal verb
act out
phrasal verb
air out
phrasal verb
ask out
phrasal verb
back out
phrasal verb
bail out
phrasal verb
bawl out
phrasal verb
bear out
phrasal verb
beat out
phrasal verb
belt out
phrasal verb
blot out
phrasal verb
blow out
phrasal verb
boot out
phrasal verb
bow out
phrasal verb
bug out
phrasal verb
bulk out
phrasal verb
burn out
phrasal verb
bust out
phrasal verb
butt out
phrasal verb
buy out
phrasal verb
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Idioms
flat out
out loud
out front
inside out
out of it
out to sea
straight out
out and about
out of action
out of bounds
out of breath
dish it out
out of doors
out of hand
out of here
out of joint
out of kilter
out to lunch
a night out
out of order
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Nearby words
out
noun
out
adjective
out
verb
outage
noun
out-and-out
adjective