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  15  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ring  \Ring\  (r[i^]ng),  v.  t.  [imp.  {Rang}  (r[a^]ng)  or  {Rung} 
  (r[u^]ng);  p.  p.  {Rung};  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Ringing}.]  [AS. 
  hringan  akin  to  Icel.  hringja  Sw  ringa,  Dan.  ringe,  OD 
  ringhen,  ringkelen  [root]19.] 
  1.  To  cause  to  sound,  especially  by  striking,  as  a  metallic 
  body;  as  to  ring  a  bell. 
 
  2.  To  make  (a  sound),  as  by  ringing  a  bell;  to  sound. 
 
  The  shard-borne  beetle,  with  his  drowsy  hums,  Hath 
  rung  night's  yawning  peal.  --Shak. 
 
  3.  To  repeat  often  loudly,  or  earnestly. 
 
  {To  ring  a  peal},  to  ring  a  set  of  changes  on  a  chime  of 
  bells. 
 
  {To  ring  the  changes  upon}.  See  under  {Change}. 
 
  {To  ring  in}  or  {out},  to  usher,  attend  on  or  celebrate,  by 
  the  ringing  of  bells;  as  to  ring  out  the  old  year  and 
  ring  in  the  new  --Tennyson. 
 
  {To  ring  the  bells  backward},  to  sound  the  chimes,  reversing 
  the  common  order  --  formerly  done  as  a  signal  of  alarm  or 
  danger.  --Sir  W.  Scott. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  See  \See\,  v.  t.  [imp.  {Saw};  p.  p.  {Seen};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Seeing}.]  [OE.  seen,  sen,  seon,  As  se['o]n;  akin  to  OFries 
  s[=i]a,  D.  zien,  OS  &  OHG.  sehan,  G.  sehen,  Icel.  sj[=a], 
  Sw  se  Dan.  see  Goth.  sa['i]hwan,  and  probably  to  L.  sequi 
  to  follow  (and  so  originally  meaning,  to  follow  with  the 
  eyes).  Gr  ??????,  Skr.  sac.  Cf  {Sight},  {Sun}  to  follow.] 
  1.  To  perceive  by  the  eye;  to  have  knowledge  of  the  existence 
  and  apparent  qualities  of  by  the  organs  of  sight;  to 
  behold;  to  descry;  to  view. 
 
  I  will  new  turn  aside,  and  see  this  great  sight. 
  --Ex.  iii.  3. 
 
  2.  To  perceive  by  mental  vision;  to  form  an  idea  or 
  conception  of  to  note  with  the  mind;  to  observe;  to 
  discern;  to  distinguish;  to  understand;  to  comprehend;  to 
  ascertain. 
 
  Go  I  pray  thee,  see  whether  it  be  well  with  thy 
  brethren.  --Gen.  xxxvii 
  14. 
 
  Jesus  saw  that  he  answered  discreetly.  --Mark  xii. 
  34. 
 
  Who  's  so  gross  That  seeth  not  this  palpable  device? 
  --Shak. 
 
  3.  To  follow  with  the  eyes,  or  as  with  the  eyes;  to  watch;  to 
  regard  attentivelly;  to  look  after  --Shak. 
 
  I  had  a  mind  to  see  him  out  and  therefore  did  not 
  care  for  centradicting  him  --Addison. 
 
  4.  To  have  an  interview  with  especially,  to  make  a  call 
  upon  to  visit;  as  to  go  to  see  a  friend. 
 
  And  Samuel  came  no  more  to  see  Saul  untill  the  day 
  of  his  death.  --1  Sam.  xv 
  35. 
 
  5.  To  fall  in  with  to  have  intercourse  or  communication 
  with  hence  to  have  knowledge  or  experience  of  as  to 
  see  military  service. 
 
  Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days  wherein  thou  hast 
  afflicted  us  and  the  years  wherein  we  have  seen 
  evil.  --Ps.  xc  15. 
 
  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you  if  a  man  keep  my 
  saying,  he  shall  never  see  death.  --John  viii. 
  51. 
 
  Improvement  in  visdom  and  prudence  by  seeing  men. 
  --Locke. 
 
  6.  To  accompany  in  person;  to  escort;  to  wait  upon  as  to 
  see  one  home;  to  see  one  aboard  the  cars. 
 
  {God  you}  ({him,  or  me},  etc.)  {see},  God  keep  you  (him,  me 
  etc.)  in  his  sight;  God  protect  you  [Obs.]  --Chaucer. 
 
  {To  see}  anything  {out},  to  see  it  to  the  end  to  be 
  present  at  or  attend,  to  the  end 
 
  {To  see  stars},  to  see  flashes  of  light,  like  stars;  -- 
  sometimes  the  result  of  concussion  of  the  head.  [Colloq.] 
 
 
  {To  see  one  through},  to  help,  watch,  or  guard  one  to  the 
  end  of  a  course  or  an  undertaking. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sell  \Sell\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Sold};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Selling}.]  [OE.  sellen,  sillen,  AS  sellan,  syllan,  to  give 
  to  deliver;  akin  to  OS  sellian  OFries  sella,  OHG.  sellen, 
  Icel.  selja  to  hand  over  to  sell  Sw  s["a]lja  to  sell  Dan. 
  s?lge,  Goth.  saljan  to  offer  a  sacrifice;  all  from  a  noun 
  akin  to  E.  sale.  Cf  {Sale}.] 
  1.  To  transfer  to  another  for  an  equivalent;  to  give  up  for  a 
  valuable  consideration;  to  dispose  of  in  return  for 
  something  especially  for  money. 
 
  If  thou  wilt  be  perfect,  go  and  sell  that  thou  hast, 
  and  give  to  the  poor.  --Matt.  xix. 
  21. 
 
  I  am  changed;  I'll  go  sell  all  my  land.  --Shak. 
 
  Note:  Sell  is  corellative  to  buy  as  one  party  buys  what  the 
  other  sells.  It  is  distinguished  usually  from  exchange 
  or  barter,  in  which  one  commodity  is  given  for  another; 
  whereas  in  selling  the  consideration  is  usually  money, 
  or  its  representative  in  current  notes. 
 
  2.  To  make  a  matter  of  bargain  and  sale  of  to  accept  a  price 
  or  reward  for  as  for  a  breach  of  duty,  trust,  or  the 
  like  to  betray. 
 
  You  would  have  sold  your  king  to  slaughter.  --Shak. 
 
  3.  To  impose  upon  to  trick;  to  deceive;  to  make  a  fool  of 
  to  cheat.  [Slang]  --Dickens. 
 
  {To  sell  one's  life  dearly},  to  cause  much  loss  to  those  who 
  take  one's  life,  as  by  killing  a  number  of  one's 
  assailants. 
 
  {To  sell}  anything  {out},  to  dispose  of  it  wholly  or 
  entirely;  as  he  had  sold  out  his  corn,  or  his  interest  in 
  a  business. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Out  \Out\,  adv  [OE.  out  ut  oute,  ute,  AS  [=u]t,  and  [=u]te, 
  [=u]tan,  fr  [=u]t;  akin  to  D.  uit,  OS  [=u]t,  G.  aus,  OHG. 
  [=u]z,  Icel.  [=u]t,  Sw  ut  Dan.  ud  Goth.  ut  Skr.  ud 
  [root]198.  Cf  {About},  {But},  prep.,  {Carouse},  {Utter},  a.] 
  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 
  ``My  shoulder  blade  is  out.''  --Shak. 
 
  He  hath  been  out  (of  the  country)  nine  years. 
  --Shak. 
 
  2.  Beyond  the  limits  of  concealment,  confinement,  privacy, 
  constraint,  etc.,  actual  of  figurative;  hence  not  in 
  concealment,  constraint,  etc.,  in  or  into  a  state  of 
  freedom,  openness,  disclosure,  publicity,  etc.;  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  ``Hear  me  out.''  --Dryden. 
 
  Deceitiful  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.''  --Shak. 
 
  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  and  out}. 
  a  adv  Completely;  wholly;  openly. 
  b  adj  Without  any  reservation  or  disguise;  absolute; 
  as  an  out  and  out  villain.  [As  an  {adj}.  written  also 
  {out-and-out}.] 
 
  {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;  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. 
  ``Ananias  .  .  .  fell  down  and  died  out  of  hand.'' 
  --Latimer. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Out  \Out\,  n. 
  1.  One  who  or  that  which  is  out  especially,  one  who  is  out 
  of  office;  --  generally  in  the  plural. 
 
  2.  A  place  or  space  outside  of  something  a  nook  or  corner; 
  an  angle  projecting  outward;  an  open  space;  --  chiefly 
  used  in  the  phrase  ins  and  outs;  as  the  ins  and  outs  of  a 
  question.  See  under  {In}. 
 
  3.  (Print.)  A  word  or  words  omitted  by  the  compositor  in 
  setting  up  copy;  an  omission. 
 
  {To  make  an  out}  (Print.),  to  omit  something  in  setting  or 
  correcting  type  which  was  in  the  copy. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Out  \Out\,  v.  t. 
  1.  To  cause  to  be  out  to  eject;  to  expel. 
 
  A  king  outed  from  his  country.  --Selden. 
 
  The  French  have  been  outed  of  their  holds  --Heylin. 
 
  2.  To  come  out  with  to  make  known  [Obs.]  --Chaucer. 
 
  3.  To  give  out  to  dispose  of  to  sell  [Obs.]  --Chaucer. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Out  \Out\,  v.  i. 
  To  come  or  go  out  to  get  out  or  away  to  become  public. 
  ``Truth  will  out.''  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Out  \Out\,  interj. 
  Expressing  impatience,  anger,  a  desire  to  be  rid  of  --  with 
  the  force  of  command;  go  out  begone;  away  off 
 
  Out  idle  words  servants  to  shallow  fools  !  --Shak. 
 
  {Out  upon}  or  {on!}  equivalent  to  ``shame  upon!''  ``away 
  with!''  as  out  upon  you! 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Outer  \Out"er\  (out"[~e]r),  a.  [Compar.  of  {Out}.]  [AS.  [=u]tor, 
  compar.  of  [=u]t,  adv.,  out  See  {Out},  {Utter},  a.] 
  Being  on  the  outside;  external;  farthest  or  farther  from  the 
  interior,  from  a  given  station,  or  from  any  space  or  position 
  regarded  as  a  center  or  starting  place  --  opposed  to 
  {inner};  as  the  outer  wall;  the  outer  court  or  gate;  the 
  outer  stump  in  cricket;  the  outer  world. 
 
  {Outer  bar},  in  England,  the  body  of  junior  (or  utter) 
  barristers;  --  so  called  because  in  court  they  occupy  a 
  place  beyond  the  space  reserved  for  Queen's  counsel. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Veer  \Veer\,  v.  t. 
  To  direct  to  a  different  course;  to  turn;  to  wear;  as  to 
  veer,  or  wear,  a  vessel. 
 
  {To  veer  and  haul}  (Naut.),  to  pull  tight  and  slacken 
  alternately.  --Totten. 
 
  {To  veer  away}  or  {out}  (Naut.),  to  let  out  to  slacken  and 
  let  run;  to  pay  out  as  to  veer  away  the  cable;  to  veer 
  out  a  rope. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Dig  \Dig\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Dug}or  {Digged};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Digging}.  --  Digged  is  archaic.]  [OE.  diggen,  perh.  the  same 
  word  as  diken,  dichen  (see  {Dike},  {Ditch});  cf  Dan.  dige  to 
  dig,  dige  a  ditch;  or  (?)  akin  to  E.  1st  dag.  ???.] 
  1.  To  turn  up  or  delve  in  (earth)  with  a  spade  or  a  hoe;  to 
  open  loosen,  or  break  up  (the  soil)  with  a  spade,  or 
  other  sharp  instrument;  to  pierce,  open  or  loosen,  as  if 
  with  a  spade. 
 
  Be  first  to  dig  the  ground.  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  To  get  by  digging;  as  to  dig  potatoes,  or  gold. 
 
  3.  To  hollow  out  as  a  well  to  form  as  a  ditch,  by  removing 
  earth;  to  excavate;  as  to  dig  a  ditch  or  a  well 
 
  4.  To  thrust;  to  poke.  [Colloq.] 
 
  You  should  have  seen  children  .  .  .  dig  and  push 
  their  mothers  under  the  sides,  saying  thus  to  them: 
  Look  mother,  how  great  a  lubber  doth  yet  wear 
  pearls.  --Robynson 
  (More's 
  Utopia). 
 
  {To  dig  down},  to  undermine  and  cause  to  fall  by  digging;  as 
  to  dig  down  a  wall. 
 
  {To  dig  from},  {out  of},  {out},  or  {up},  to  get  out  or  obtain 
  by  digging;  as  to  dig  coal  from  or  out  of  a  mine;  to  dig 
  out  fossils;  to  dig  up  a  tree.  The  preposition  is  often 
  omitted;  as  the  men  are  digging  coal,  digging  iron  ore, 
  digging  potatoes. 
 
  {To  dig  in},  to  cover  by  digging;  as  to  dig  in  manure. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  And  the  Lord  God  took  the  man,  and  put  him  into  the  garden 
  of  Eden  to  dress  it  --Gen.  ii  15. 
 
  When  he  dresseth  the  lamps  he  shall  burn  incense.  --Ex. 
  xxx.  7. 
 
  Three  hundred  horses  .  .  .  smoothly  dressed.  --Dryden. 
 
  Dressing  their  hair  with  the  white  sea  flower.  --Tennyson 
  . 
 
  If  he  felt  obliged  to  expostulate,  he  might  have  dressed 
  his  censures  in  a  kinder  form  --Carlyle. 
  b  To  cut  to  proper  dimensions,  or  give  proper  shape  to 
  as  to  a  tool  by  hammering;  also  to  smooth  or  finish. 
  c  To  put  in  proper  condition  by  appareling,  as  the  body; 
  to  put  clothes  upon  to  apparel;  to  invest  with 
  garments  or  rich  decorations;  to  clothe;  to  deck. 
 
  Dressed  myself  in  such  humility.  --  Shak. 
 
  Prove  that  ever  Idress  myself  handsome  till  thy 
  return.  --Shak. 
  d  To  break  and  train  for  use  as  a  horse  or  other 
  animal. 
 
  {To  dress  up}  or  {out},  to  dress  elaborately,  artificially, 
  or  pompously.  ``You  see  very  often  a  king  of  England  or 
  France  dressed  up  like  a  Julius  C[ae]sar.''  --Addison. 
 
  {To  dress  a  ship}  (Naut.),  to  ornament  her  by  hoisting  the 
  national  colors  at  the  peak  and  mastheads,  and  setting  the 
  jack  forward;  when  dressed  full,  the  signal  flags  and 
  pennants  are  added.  --Ham.  Nav.  Encyc. 
 
  Syn:  To  attire;  apparel;  clothe;  accouter;  array;  robe;  rig; 
  trim;  deck;  adorn;  embellish. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Bowl  \Bowl\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Bowled};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Bowling}.] 
  1.  To  roll,  as  a  bowl  or  cricket  ball. 
 
  Break  all  the  spokes  and  fellies  from  her  wheel,  And 
  bowl  the  round  nave  down  the  hill  of  heaven.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  roll  or  carry  smoothly  on  or  as  on  wheels;  as  we 
  were  bowled  rapidly  along  the  road. 
 
  3.  To  pelt  or  strike  with  anything  rolled. 
 
  Alas,  I  had  rather  be  set  quick  i'  the  earth,  And 
  bowled  to  death  with  turnips?  --Shak. 
 
  {To  bowl}  (a  player)  {out},  in  cricket,  to  put  out  a  striker 
  by  knocking  down  a  bail  or  a  stump  in  bowling. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  out 
  adj  1:  not  in  or  in  or  into  the  open  "has  been  out  all  day";  "out 
  to  lunch";  "the  sun  is  out"  [syn:  {out(p)}]  [ant:  {in(p)}] 
  2:  (baseball)  not  allowed  to  continue  to  bat  or  run;  "he  was 
  tagged  out  at  second  on  a  close  play";  "he  fanned  out" 
  [syn:  {out(p)},  {retired}]  [ant:  {safe(p)}] 
  3:  of  a  fire;  being  out  or  having  grown  cold;  "threw  his 
  extinct  cigarette  into  the  stream";  "faint  smoke  from  the 
  extinguished  candle";  "the  fire  is  out";  "the  quenched 
  flames"  [syn:  {extinct},  {extinguished},  {out(p)},  {quenched}] 
  4:  not  worth  considering  as  a  possibility;  "a  picnic  is  out 
  because  of  the  weather"  [syn:  {out(p)}] 
  5:  out  of  power;  especially  having  been  unsuccessful  in  an 
  election;  "now  the  Democrats  are  out"  [syn:  {out(a)}] 
  6:  excluded  from  use  or  mention;  "forbidden  fruit";  "in  our 
  house  dancing  and  playing  cards  were  out";  "a  taboo 
  subject"  [syn:  {forbidden},  {out(p)},  {prohibited},  {proscribed}, 
  {taboo},  {tabu}] 
  7:  directed  outward  or  serving  to  direct  something  outward; 
  "the  out  doorway";  "the  out  basket"  [syn:  {out(a)}] 
  8:  no  longer  fashionable;  "that  style  is  out  these  days" 
  9:  outside  or  external;  "the  out  surface  of  a  ship's  hull" 
  [syn:  {out(a)}] 
  10:  outer  or  outlying;  "the  out  islands" 
  11:  knocked  unconscious  by  a  heavy  blow  [syn:  {knocked  out(p)}, 
  {kayoed},  {KO'd},  {out(p)},  {stunned}] 
  n  :  a  failure  to  get  on  base  safely  in  baseball;  "you  only  get  3 
  outs  per  inning" 
  adv  1:  outside  of  an  enclosed  space;  "she  is  out"  [ant:  {in}] 
  2:  outward  from  a  reference  point;  "he  kicked  his  legs  out" 
  3:  away  from  home;  "they  went  out  last  night" 
  4:  from  one's  possession;  "he  gave  out  money  to  the  poor"; 
  "gave  away  the  tickets"  [syn:  {away}] 
  v  1:  reveal  somebody  else's  homosexuality;  "This  actor  was  outed 
  last  week" 
  2:  be  made  known  be  disclosed  or  revealed;  "The  truth  will 
  out"  [syn:  {come  out}] 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  OUT-:OF:-:DOORS:,  n.  That  part  of  one's  environment  upon  which  no 
  government  has  been  able  to  collect  taxes.  Chiefly  useful  to  inspire 
  poets. 
 
  I  climbed  to  the  top  of  a  mountain  one  day 
  To  see  the  sun  setting  in  glory, 
  And  I  thought,  as  I  looked  at  his  vanishing  ray, 
  Of  a  perfectly  splendid  story. 
 
  'Twas  about  an  old  man  and  the  ass  he  bestrode 
  Till  the  strength  of  the  beast  was  o'ertested; 
  Then  the  man  would  carry  him  miles  on  the  road 
  Till  Neddy  was  pretty  well  rested. 
 
  The  moon  rising  solemnly  over  the  crest 
  Of  the  hills  to  the  east  of  my  station 
  Displayed  her  broad  disk  to  the  darkening  west 
  Like  a  visible  new  creation. 
 
  And  I  thought  of  a  joke  (and  I  laughed  till  I  cried) 
  Of  an  idle  young  woman  who  tarried 
  About  a  church-door  for  a  look  at  the  bride, 
  Although  'twas  herself  that  was  married. 
 
  To  poets  all  Nature  is  pregnant  with  grand 
  Ideas  --  with  thought  and  emotion. 
  I  pity  the  dunces  who  don't  understand 
  The  speech  of  earth,  heaven  and  ocean. 
  Stromboli  Smith 
 
 




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