out 
One encompasB'd with a winding maze, 
That cannot tn ;i<l tin- uiiy nut readily. 
Slink , Lucivee, I. 1162. 
They gnash their tnk, with tiro their eyeballs roll, 
Till noiiio wide wound lets out their mighty soul. 
/'/*-, Iliad, xil. IBS. 
(</) From a proper or usual place, position, or connection : 
an, to cut out a line of verse ; to put out of joint. 
These worlds In Tarquln new ambition bred ; 
\Vho, like a foul usurper, went about 
Krciiu this fair throne to heave the owner out. 
Shale., Lucrece, 1. 418. 
ITIio book of Hall) was after by the lewes altered, put- 
ting MII and in at their pleasure. 
I'urchtu, Pilgrimage, p. 273. 
With this you may do what you please, put out, put in, 
i-oniiminlcate or suppress. 
Mili'in, Ruptures of the Commonwealth. 
It does not seem to be possible that you and your party 
should ever go out. ' /;,/;, /,, : . 
(<) From a number of objects ; from among others, or from 
all the others, as by seeking, choosing, separating, omit- 
ting, etc.: as, to find out; to pick out; to leave out. 
Of the yonge aute trie [pick, cull], 
Oon hero, con there, and clles where hem dripe. 
1'aUadiut, Husbondrie(E. E. T. &.\ p. 54. 
I, even I, will both search my sheep and seek them out. 
Ezek. xvxiv. 11. 
Till utmost end 
Of all thy dues be done, and none left out. 
Milton, Comus, 1. 1ST. 
I desire to hear from you concerning Mr. Feather- 
Btone's resolution, and whether you have Inquired out a 
chamber for me. Winthrop, Hist New England, I. 420. 
(/) From accustomed security to the Held of combat 
especially single combat: as, to call a man out to fight a 
duel. 
Yet others tell, the Captain flx'd thy doubt, 
He'd call thee brother, or he'd call thee out. 
Crabte, Parish Register. 
We must have him out, Harry. 
Thackeray, Virginians, x. 
2. From any previous position, state, or condi- 
tion, (a) In or into plain sight, prominence, or relief. 
I am very cold ; and all the stars are out too, 
The little stars, and all that look like aglets. 
Fletcher (and another), Two Noble Kinsmen, 111. 4. 
The stars come out, and the night-wind 
Brings up the stream 
Murmurs and scents of the infinite sea. 
.I/. Arnold, The Future. 
(b) Into public view or notice ; hence, In or Into vogue, 
fashion, or circulation : as, the book came out last year. 
We gossips are bound to believe It, an't be once out and 
a-foot. B. Jonmn, Staple of News, 111. 1. 
(c) In or Into social notice ; in or into society. 
Pray, Is she out or not? I am puzzled ; she dined at the 
parsonage with the rest of you, which seemed like being 
out; and yet she says so little that I can hardly suppose 
Jane Aiisten, Mansfield Park, v. 
(d) Into general knowledge or publicity : as, the story 
leaked out. 
Sorwfullche sche sigt last out schold It lett. 
William of Paierne (E. E. T. S.X 1. 2971. 
(e) In or Into existence : as, the meanest man out. 
To lowe-lybbyng men the larke is resembled ; 
Arestotle the grete clerke suche tales he telleth ; 
Thus he lykneth in his logyk the leste foule oute. 
Piert Plouman (B), ill. 267. 
"Three admirable members of Parliament," I cried, 
" who, donning the cross of charity " " I know " Inter- 
rupted 8 ; "the cleverest thing outt" 
M. Arnold, Friendship's Garland, xil. 
CO In or Into a state of confusion, vexation, dispute, vari- 
ance, or unfriendliness: as, he is out in his calculations; 
to fall out about trifles. 
We fell out, my wife and I, 
O we fell out, I know not why. 
Tennymn, Princess, 1. 
Disgruntle, according to an American authority, means 
to put any one out very seriously ; not out of a theatre or 
musical hall, but out of temper. 
Quoted in JV. and Q., 7th ser., III. 26. 
(g) From among the number of contestants ; so as to be 
no longer in the game: as, B was put out in the third 
round. 
3. Forth as regards extension or protraction ; 
in length or duration: as, to spread out a mat: 
to stretch out a hand. 
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? WUt thou draw 
out thine anger to all generation!? Ps. Ixxxv. 6. 
And my laments would be drawn mit too long. 
To tell them all with one poor tired tongue. 
Shak., Lucrece, 1. 1616. 
Then lies him down the lubbar Bend, 
And, stretch 'd out all the chimney's length, 
Basks at the fire his hairy strength. 
Milton, L' Allegro, 1. 111. 
4. Forth; forward; away, as from a point of 
departure. 
They went out from us, but they were not of us. 
1 John II. 19. 
When they were ready to set out for London, a man of 
my lord cardinal's, by commission and main power, took 
em from me. Shak., Hen. VIII., II. 2. 5. 
Two stern-faced men set out from Lynn, 
Through the cold and heavy mist. 
Hood, Eugene Aram. 
I I T'.i 
5. Without; outside; forth or away from tin- 
place, house, or apartment; in the open air; 
out of doors: opposed to in or irithin: as, he 
went out at noon; to hang out a sign. 
It is death to have any consultation for the common- 
wealth out of the council, or the place of the i 
ti'Mi. Sir T. Mure, Utopia (tr. by Robinson), II. 3. 
What man soever there be of the house of Israel, Unit 
killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that kill- 
cth It out of the camp. Lev. xvli. 3. 
Search Windsor Castle, elves, within and out. 
Shak., M. W. of W., v. 5. 60. 
Did you see Sir Lucius while you was out? 
Sheridan, The Rivals, L 2. 
The living words 
Of so great men as Lancelot and our King 
Pass not from door to door and out again, 
But sit within the house. Tennyton, Holy Orail. 
My camera really looked as though it were languishing 
for"adayout." llarper't Mag., LXXIX. 4f>7. 
6. Not in or within ; absent : as, when the wine 
is in, the wit is out. (a) Not In the house, at home. 
or at hand : as, my master is out ; at the library the book 
was out. 
When we reached Albion Place they were out; we went 
after them, and found them on the pier. 
Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, v. 
(6) No longer In the game in which one has duly had his 
turn ; not now engaged In playing. 
He [the striker] is . . . out If he strikes the ball Into the 
air, and It be caught by any of his antagonists before It 
reaches the ground, and retained long enough to be thrown 
up again. Sfrutt, Sports and Pastimes, p. 176. 
I wish I had space to describe the whole match: . . . how 
the Lords' men were out by half-past twelve o'clock for 
ninety-eight runs. T. llughet, Tom Brown at Rugby, II. 8. 
(c)Notlnofflceoremployment; unemployed; disengaged: 
as, a butler superannuated and out of service. 
Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too; 
Who loses and who wins ; who 's In, who 's out. 
Shak., Lear, v. 8. 15. 
(d) Not in place ; dislocated. 
O, good sir ; softly, good sir ! I fear, sir, my shoulder- 
blade is out. Shak., W. T., Iv. s. 77. 
(e) Not In present or personal possession or use ; let for 
hire, or placed at interest. 
Thu. Considers she my possessions? 
Pro. O, ay ; and pities them. 
Thu. Wherefore? . . . 
Pro. That they are out by lease. 
Shak., T. G. of V., v. 2. 29. 
Those lands were out upon leases of four years, after the 
expiration of which tenants were obliged to renew. 
Arbuthnot. 
(f) At a loss (by a certain sum) : as, he is out ten dollars. 
He was out fifty pounds, and relmbnrst himself only by 
selling two copies. Bp. Feu. 
(a) Not In practice; unskilful from want of practice. 
Wide o' the bow-hand ! 1' faith, your hand is out. 
Shak., L. L. L., iv. 1. 185. 
(A) Not In vogue or fashion. 
Such practice hath been in England. But beware; It 
will be out one day. 
Latimer, 2d Sermon bef. Edw. VI., 1550. 
Calling at my father's to change my long black cloak 
for a short one (long cloaks being now quite out). 
Pepy$, Diary, Oct. 7, 1680. 
Probably by next winter this fashion will beat the height 
in the country, when It is quite out at London. 
A:i:ii'--ini, Country Fashions, 
(t) At variance; at odds; unfriendly. 
I beseech you, sir, be not out with me. 
Shak., J. C., L 1. 19. 
7. Beyond fixed or regular limits. 
My Dove, but once let loose, I doubt 
Wou'd ne'er return, had not the Flood been out. 
Cou'ley, The Mistress, Welcome. 
It was the sort of thing of which he might have died had 
the floods been out, or the atmosphere as deleterious as it 
sometimes was. Mrs. OKphant, Toor Gentleman, xiv. 
8. So as to be exposed or made bare, as by rents 
in one's clothing. 
If you be out, sir, I can mend you. Shak., J.C., LI. 19. 
It is a fervour not very frequent ... to embrace Reli- 
gion in rags, and virtue when It la vagrant and mendicant, 
out at heels and elbows. 
Bp. Oauden, Tears of the Church, p. 257. 
In three Weeks he shall be bare-foot ; In a Month out at 
Knees with begging an Alms. 
Congreve, Way of the World, Iv. 12. 
0. In a state of disclosure; so as to be no 
longer concealed. 
Yes, yea, all's out; I now see the whole affair. 
GiMxmilti, Good-natured Man, v. 
10. In a state of advanced development ; spe- 
cifically, of plants, in foliage ; in blossom ; in 
bloom. 
The hedges were so full of wild flowers, the trees were 
so thickly out in leaf. Diekmt, Bleak House, xviii. 
I believe the weeping willows will be out by that time 
and we can have real branches. Won't that be splendid ! 
//. B. Stowe, Oldtown, p. 499. 
11. A way from the mark; in error; wrong; out 
of line, time, key, and the like : as, he is quite 
out 
out in his guess; the soprano in nut with the 
other piii-t-. 
Raise your notes; you're out: fie, fie! 
B. Jonton, Poetaster, IT. 8. 
He had no opinion of reputed felicities below, and ap- 
prehended men widely out la the estimate of such bappl- 
neas. sir T. Browne, To a Friend. 
He Ii out If he thinks the whole world Is blind. 
Xn-ift, I'-ii kerstafl Paper*. 
The convex has to be done so correctly that, If the lens 
Is the luoth part of an inch out, Its value Is destroyed. 
Mayhew. 
12. In a state of confusion or perplexity; puz- 
zled; at a loss. 
Very good orators, when they arc out, they will spit. 
Shak., fa you Like It, iv. I. 78. 
Do I not looke pale, as fearing to be out In my speech'! 
Nay, hauc I not all the signes of a Prologue about ine? 
T. llryuvod, Prologue to Four Prentices of London. 
13. In a state of completion; over; at an end. 
Our hour 
Is fully out. Shak., A. and C., Iv. 9. S3. 
He was nere fourskore years of age (If not all out) when 
he dyed. Bradford, Plymouth Plantation, p. 4O8. 
When Molly came home from the party to-night 
The party was out at nine. St. Xicholat, XVI. 868. 
14. In a state of exhaustion or extinction. 
When the butt Ii out, we will drink water ; not a drop 
before. Shak., Tempest, III. 2. 1. 
When thy goods are gone and spent, the lamp of their 
love is out. liurtun, Anat. of Mcl^p. 431. 
The fire out, and the tankard of ale out too 1 
liiiflniiii. Ingoldsby Legends, I. 74. 
"Woman! woman!" cried Pluck, "the keg Is out, it 
[the rum] Is all gone." S. Judd, Margaret, I. 6. 
16. Abroad; away. Especially (o) Away from 
port; outward bound; on the outward voyage: as, when 
three days out we fell in with a wreck. 
The cargo I have fitted out, the freight and assurance 
out and home, the customs to the queen, and the Interest 
of my own money, and besides all these expenses a rea- 
sonable profit to myself. Steele, Spectator, No. 174. 
(6) At large ; on the march ; afield, or In the field ; on 
duty; on a hunting expedition; on the dueling ground : 
as, the militia were out In force ; the bushwhackers are 
out; the hounds are out; he was out in 1745 (that is, with 
the Jacobites). 
Saue Ector was out*, as annter bcfelle. 
In a countre by coursse that of the coron helde . . . 
ffor play or for purpos. 
Deitruction of Troy (E. E. T. 8.X 1. 1707. 
You need not to have pricked me ; there are other men 
fitter to go out than L Shak., 2 Hen. IV., ill. 2. 126. 
I saw that there was no Credit to be given to his Word ; 
for I was a Week out with him and saw but four Cows, 
which were so wild that we did not get one. 
Dampier, Voyages, I. 304. 
There sat Arthur on the dais throne, 
And those that bad gone out upon the Quest, 
Wasted and worn, and but a tithe of them. 
And those that had not, stood before the King. 
Tennyson, Holy Orail. 
(c) Abroad ; absent In foreign lands ; beyond the sea. 
If any wight had spoke whil he was oute 
To hire of love, he hadde of it no doute [fear]. 
Chaucer, Franklin's Tale, 306. 
He hath been out nine years, and away he shall again 
Shak., Lear, L 1. as. 
16. Toothers; to outside parties, as for use at 
interest, premium, commission, wages, etc. : as, 
to lend out money ; to let out lodgings ; to farm 
out a contract ; to hire out by the day. 
They that were full have hired out themselves for bread. 
1 Sam. 1L 5. 
He shall, If he be minded to travel, put out money upon 
his return, and have hands enough to receive it upon any 
terms of repayment. Dekkrr, Gull's Hornbook, p. 129. 
1 7. To an end. (o) To a conclusion or settlement : as, 
to hear one out; to face or fight it out; to hold out to the 
but; to have it out with an opponent. 
O, how shall summer's honey breath hold out 
Against the wreckful siege of battering days? 
Shak., Sonnets, Ixv. 
I cannot be heard out ; they cut me off. 
As If I were too saucy. 
Beau, and Ft., King and No King, i. 1. 
Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race. 
MOton, Time. 
Week in, week out, from mom till night, 
Yon can hear his bellows blow. 
Longfellow, The Village Blacksmith. 
Her brother had It out with the archdeacon about the 
Bristol guano. TroUopt, Barchester Towers, xxilL 
(6) To development, completion, consummation, or perfec- 
tion ; to a successful issue : as, to work out a plan : to spell 
out a message ; to make out or puzzle out something ob- 
scure ; to carve out a fortune ; to eke out a livelihood ; to 
deck out a room. 
Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 
Phil. ii. 12. 
She laughed at no mistakes they made, but helped them 
out with modesty. Su\ft, Death of Stella. 
The church furnished him out, and provided a pinnae 
to transport him. Winthrop, Hist. New England.il. 7i 
nace 
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