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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
out
adv
  1. away from home; "they went out last night"
  2. moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden; "the cat came out from under the bed";
  3. from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
    Synonym(s): away, out
adj
  1. not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"
    Antonym(s): safe(p)
  2. being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
    Synonym(s): extinct, out(p)
  3. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"
  4. out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"
  5. excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
    Synonym(s): forbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten
  6. directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
  7. no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"
  8. outside or external; "the out surface of a ship's hull"
  9. outer or outlying; "the out islands"
  10. knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
    Synonym(s): knocked out(p), kayoed, KO'd, out(p), stunned
n
  1. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"
v
  1. to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"
    Synonym(s): come out of the closet, out, come out
  2. reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"
  3. be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"
    Synonym(s): out, come out
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]:
   Ring \Ring\ (r[icr]ng), v. t. [imp. {Rang} (r[acr]ng) or {Rung}
      (r[ucr]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[a2]n; akin to OFries.
      s[c6]a, D. zien, OS. & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj[be],
      Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth. sa[a1]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[84]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. [umac]t, and
      [umac]te, [umac]tan, fr. [umac]t; akin to D. uit, OS.
      [umac]t, G. aus, OHG. [umac]z, Icel. [umac]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.
            [bd]My shoulder blade is out.[b8] --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. [bd]Hear me out.[b8] --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. [bd]Land that is out at rack rent.[b8]
            --Locke. [bd]He was out fifty pounds.[b8] --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.
            [bd]Lancelot and I are out.[b8] --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, [bd]of the
               harbor,[b8] [bd]from the shore,[b8] [bd]of sight,[b8]
               or some similar phrase. The complete construction is
               seen in the saying: [bd]Out of the frying pan into the
               fire.[b8]
  
      {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.
            [bd]He 's quality, and the question's out of door,[b8]
            --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.
            [bd]Ananias . . . fell down and died out of hand.[b8]
            --Latimer.

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.
      [bd]Truth will out.[b8] --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 [bd]shame upon![b8]
            [bd]away with![b8] as, out upon you!

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]:
   Outer \Out"er\ (out"[etil]r), a. [Compar. of {Out}.] [AS.
      [umac]tor, compar. of [umac]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]:
   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. [bd]You see very often a king of England or
            France dressed up like a Julius C[91]sar.[b8] --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.
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