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out

out

1.0
No longer burning or shining
  • adjective
  • /aʊt/
translation icon : apagado
  • The flashlight's batteries died, and now the light is completely out.

Examples

  • I'm done living life with the lights out with my own doubts.

  • I'm done living life with the lights out dark with my own doubts.

  • I like winter when the sun's out, but yeah.

  • I thought it was the sight of that pathetic, burned-out shell of a building.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • It's now 9:30, and that's lights-out time, 9:30, as you know.

  • The tactics play out behind the blank gray screen of corrugated metal stapled across your window's gouged-out eye.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • This old(ish) man with his fading memory thanks you from the bottom of his slowly wearing-out heart!

    Blog text (13)
  • The campfire was out, leaving only a bed of cold ashes.

  • We lit all the candles, but one of them had gone out before dinner.

Synonyms

extinct
vsout
1 5.0

A fire or light that is no longer burning

is the same idea but highlights lack of burning or shining
unlighted
vsout
5.8

Not burning, for example a candle

refers to something that stopped burning rather than never being ignited

Antonyms

on
450 1.0

Having power so it works

lit
1.0

Having enough light to see easily

Idioms

356 2.6

Moved aside so it does not block people

277 1.0

To speak so other people can hear

out of hand
  • Informal
176 4.8

A situation that is not under control and hard to manage

170 4.2

Happening suddenly without any warning

163 3.2

To go quickly into a place and out again many times

160 4.5

Behaving in a way that is not acceptable to others

134 3.7

Finished so it no longer blocks progress

124 1.8

Without a job and trying to find one

119 3.6

Feeling sad because others do not include you

out of the blue
  • Informal
95 3.4

Something happens suddenly and without warning

92 4.9

Not aware of recent events or people's feelings

Someone quotes words without the surrounding information, making the meaning seem wrong

65 2.8

You cannot see it from here

64 2.3

At the front of a building or outside the main entrance

63 3.5

Feeling uncomfortable because you do not belong in a place or situation

Not possible or allowed to do

Too strong or big compared with what the situation needs

out on a limb
  • Informal
54 7.0

In a risky position without support from others

Not taking part in an activity or competition

Not usual and different from what people expect

out of luck
  • Informal
43 4.1

Not successful when you try to get something you want

out of it
  • Informal
42 8.2

Not aware and slow to react because of tiredness or medicine

wiped out
  • Informal
39 7.1

A person who has lost all their money and savings

38 4.0

Too far or too expensive for most people to get

out of the way
  • Offensive
38 8.2

Killed to stop someone who is a threat or obstacle

37 6.1

To risk doing or saying something to support an idea

day in, day out
  • Informal
37 3.6

Happens every day for a long time in the same boring way

A single choice to escape a place or situation

inside and out
  • Informal
33 3.5

Completely and in every detail

33 3.4

Every day for a long time without any change

31 8.2

You say this when you feel very annoyed or impatient

out of my league
  • Informal
30 7.6

Too good for someone to match, often in social or romantic situations

Not involved in or told about a situation

out of whack
  • Informal
30 7.5

Not working properly or behaving in the usual way

29 4.6

Not awake after a strong hit to the head

fresh out of
  • Informal
29 4.2

Not having any left of something or having just finished something like school

out of court
  • Specialized
29 3.7

Without going to trial in a court

28 2.1

Not working so you cannot use it, like a machine or toilet

out cold
  • Informal
27 6.9

Unconscious or sleeping very deeply

To tell people you are gay, lesbian, or bisexual

Suddenly with no clear reason, like magic

Happens immediately at the start with strong energy or quick success

23 5.3

A child born to parents who are not married

Not how a person usually behaves

To take a risk by saying or doing something that may get you in trouble

22 4.1

Dressed neatly and looking smart for a special event

21 3.7

Not allowed because it is outside the allowed area or against the rules

Carefully planned to work well

flat out
  • Informal
21 7.0

To say something plainly without hiding feelings

21 7.5

An idea or hope that is suddenly ignored and can no longer happen

21 4.1

Very good and impressive

20 7.2

To appear suddenly after being hidden or not active

Compounds

2.0

An exit like a door that you use to leave a place

178 3.2

Happening in another town or city, not local

125 4.6

Children or young people who are not attending school

out back
  • Informal
112 2.3

The area outside at the back of a building or house

96 2.2

An act of drawing attention to something by showing or saying it

91 2.6

An evening spent with friends outside the home, for example at a bar or restaurant

68 4.1

Very determined and using all available effort

62 3.0

The act of doing a task or plan that someone asked to be done

58 2.1

There are no tickets or items left to buy

47 5.3

The detailed steps you do to solve a problem

46 2.3

A short break from an activity to rest or talk about what to do next

38 3.2

A short break in a game when play stops so players rest or talk about their plan

shout-out
  • Texting
37 6.3

A public word of thanks and praise often said during an event or online

34 4.4

No longer current or in use

34 5.9

Bad behavior that shows strong feelings or stress

falling out
  • Informal
30 4.4

A disagreement that ends or weakens a relationship

27 4.5

A set time in places like dorms when people must turn off lights to go to bed

25 3.4

A shape removed from paper or cloth with scissors

23 2.9

Feeling very tired and having no energy

day out
  • UK
21 1.8

A trip for fun that lasts one day

20 6.1

Withdrawing the penis from a partner's vagina before he releases sperm to try to avoid pregnancy

20 4.9

Costs you pay yourself that you do not get back from others

18 3.5

Outside the allowed area or not allowed by the rules

14 4.0

The act of forcing someone to leave a place or group

cutting out
  • Specialized
13 6.9

An operation to remove part of the body or tissue

11 5.6

A chance to avoid punishment or trouble

Far from towns and not easy to reach

A feeling that you are outside your body and can see it from above

Already finished and no longer needing attention

odd man out
  • Informal
8 6.1

A person who is clearly different from others and does not fit in

way-out
  • Archaic
8 8.1

Very unusual and far from normal in ideas or style

7 6.3

A complete and clear example of something, often a bad one

build-out
  • Specialized
5 4.5

Work to make a space ready for use, like an office or shop

A celebration when someone tells friends and family about their sexual orientation or gender identity

4 6.8

A sudden loss of electricity that makes a place dark

An agreement that ends a legal dispute before it goes to court

4 6.1

Completely direct with no doubt or excuse

3 7.9

Very poor and without money, a job, or a home

3 3.0

With the inner side showing on the outside

freak out
  • NSFW
3 8.2

A very scary, strong vision or experience caused by drugs

bug-out
  • Jargon
2 7.8

Ready to use in an emergency to leave quickly

A sale where a shop sells everything at low prices because it is closing

The latest time a guest must leave their hotel room

kick-out
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A kick that a goalkeeper makes to send the ball back into play

1 4.7

A gradual stopping of something that is planned

To push air out of your lungs

1 7.7

A person with no money, job, or home

read-out
  • Specialized
1 5.4

An electronic screen that shows numbers and text

The outside of clothing or fabric faces outward

out-migration
  • Specialized
1 7.1

People leaving an area to live in another place

out-of-doors
  • Archaic
1 3.2

The open air away from buildings

A way to find new, creative ideas to solve problems

Not usual and often interesting or surprising

To solve problems using new creative ideas

1 3.5

Arranged so they cover a wide area like papers fanned on a table

bug-out
  • US
1 8.3

A quick plan to leave a place because of danger

chewing out
  • Informal
1 7.0

A severe scolding for doing something wrong

1 6.3

The spread of information or products from one sender to many people

flame-out
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A jet engine suddenly stops burning fuel and loses power

force out
  • Jargon
1 7.2

A baseball out that happens when a fielder holding the ball touches the base a runner must reach

1 3.5

Dividing something into parts and giving each person a part

wig out
  • Informal
1 9.8

A short time when someone gets very upset and loses control

bawling out
  • Informal
7.6

A loud, angry talk that tells someone they made a mistake

caller-out
  • Jargon
9.0

A person who calls the steps in a dance like a square dance

7.8

A public challenge asking someone to fight or compete

call-out
  • Texting
7.4

A public statement blaming someone for wrong behavior

A set of steps for checking something before you finish or leave

chucker-out
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who removes troublemakers from a bar or club

3.9

To remove tangles from hair using a comb

7.0

Removing unwanted people or things from a group

fan-out
  • Specialized
7.9

The number of other electronic parts a single device can drive

fan-out
  • Specialized
7.3

The number of other program parts a single part calls or depends on

A day when a family goes out together for fun

How Bright

blazing
1 3.5
bright
459 1.0
lit
1.0
dim
62 1.0
faint
148 2.7
out
1.0

Surface Forms

out positive

Etymology

Out comes from the old word ūt for 'outside', and people used it for fires or lights that were no longer burning, as in 'lights out', so a fire that is out is 'extinguished'.