Definition for Out

out, prep. [see out, adv.]

  1. Among; the group of; the selection of; a wide variety of.
  2. Phrase. “Out of town”: gone; beyond; departed; traveling; on vacation; no longer in the vicinity; [fig.] wilted; not in season.
  3. Phrase. “Out of”: lacking; depleted from having.

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