Definition of outta
1. out [ p ] preposition, in or towards the exterior
Synonyms out2. out [ r ] outside of an enclosed space
Examples:
"she is out"
(The Atlanta Constitution...)
In the Blue_Ridge meeting , the audience was warned that entering a candidate for governor would force it to take petitions out into voting_precincts to obtain the signatures of registered voters .
(The New York Times,...)
Their secondary hero is another pro , Willie_Chisholm , who drank his lunch during another Open and tried to blast his way out of a rock strewn gully .
(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)
Lacking the respected and effective institutions that consensus helps provide , minority parties , such_as the P.D.I. in 1957 and the progressive Istiqlal faction in 1958 , clamor for elections when out of power , but are not at_all certain they wish_to be controlled by popular choice when in power .
(Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)
Out of_this re-created literalness , the Cubist subject reemerged .
(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)
He put his his head out .
Synonyms out Related Terms in3. out [ r ] outward from a reference point
Examples:
"he kicked his legs out"
([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)
U._S._Rubber_Company , New_York , passes out a form itemizing the value of benefits .
(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)
In six months O_'_Banion had boosted the profits to $ 100000 a month - mainly by bringing pressure to bear on fifty Chicago speak-easy proprietors to shift out to the suburb .
(L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)
At Hilo large_numbers of people ran out to inspect the amazing spectacle of the denuded beach .
(Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)
Garth brought one out .
(Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)
If Mahzeer was alone with the prime_minister he could be arranging his execution while Hoag stood out here shivering in the darkening street .
Synonyms out4. out [ a ] not in; or in or into the open
Examples:
"has been out all day"
"out to lunch"
"the sun is out"
(David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)
One can assume that some of the brightest boys are out of town .
The girls are prone to dress far more flamboyantly than their counterparts out of town , and eye_shadow , mascara , and elaborate bouffant hairdos - despite the admonitions of cautious guidance personnel - are not unknown even in early morning classes .
(Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)
Mr._Hohlbein was out for the day , but Mr._Garth would be free at one-thirty .
(Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)
The two little bangs meant that he was getting impatient to have a crowd of customers waited on and that if he had to he would jerk open the door and drag out , by the opposite door_handle which she would be clutching , whichever-the-hell clerk it was who thought she could waste so_much store time on the pot .
(Jay Williams, The Forger....)
After a short time , both George and Donald joined the class with me so they would n't feel lonely , and we used_to hang a sign on the door of the Brush-off reading `` out to work '' .
Synonyms out Related Terms in away5. out [ r ] away from home
Examples:
"they went out last night"
(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)
He got no relief from drink because , though sometimes Precious would buy himself a drink if he went out with us in the evening , he 'd leave it on the table untouched .
(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)
As a result , he was persuaded out to dinner .
But he was always persuaded out .
Synonyms out6. out [ a ] (baseball) not allowed to continue to bat or run
Examples:
"he was tagged out at second on a close play"
"he fanned out"
(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)
The Flock added a pair of tallies in the third on three straight hits after two were out .
(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)
Billy_Gardner 's line_double , which just eluded the diving Minnie_Minoso in left_field , drove_in Jim_Lemon with the winning run with two out in the last of the ninth to give the Minnesota_Twins a 6 - 5 victory over the Chicago_White_Sox Monday .
Momentarily the Reds were back in the ball_game , trailing only 6 - 3 , but the drive fizzled when John_Edwards fouled_out with men on second and third and two out .
Synonyms out retired Related Terms safe baseball down7. out [ a ] of a fire; being out or having grown cold
Examples:
"threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"
"faint smoke from the extinguished candle"
"the fire is out"
"the quenched flames"
(Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)
And make_sure it 's out when you leave in the morning '' .
Be sure it 's out when you leave .
Synonyms out extinguished quenched extinct Related Terms dead8. out [ a ] not worth considering as a possibility
Examples:
"a picnic is out because of the weather"
(Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)
He walked rapidly along the buildings scanning their facades : one was a club - that was out ; two others he ruled_out because all their windows were lighted .
Synonyms out Related Terms impossible9. out [ r ] from one's possession
Examples:
"he gave out money to the poor"
"gave away the tickets"
10. out [ a ] no longer fashionable
Examples:
"that style is out these days"
11. out [ a ] directed outward or serving to direct something outward
Examples:
"the out doorway"
"the out basket"
12. out [ a ] excluded from use or mention
Examples:
"forbidden fruit"
"in our house dancing and playing cards were out"
"a taboo subject"
13. out [ a ] knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
Synonyms knocked_out kayoed KO'd stunned out Related Terms unconscious14. out [ v ] be made known; be disclosed or revealed
Examples:
"The truth will out"
15. out [ a ] outer or outlying
Examples:
"the out islands"
16. out [ a ] out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
Examples:
"now the Democrats are out"
17. out [ a ] outside or external
Examples:
"the out surface of a ship's hull"
18. out [ v ] to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
Examples:
"This actor outed last year"
19. out [ a ] excluded from use or mention
Examples:
"forbidden fruit"
"in our house dancing and playing cards were out"
"a taboo subject"
20. out [ v ] reveal somebody else's homosexuality
Examples:
"This actor was outed last week"
21. out [ n ] a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
Examples:
"you only get 3 outs per inning"
Similar Spelling
outoutdo
Ouida
out_to
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