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pref. In a way that surpasses, exceeds, or goes beyond: outdistance.
[From out.]

out-

prefix 1. excelling or surpassing in a particular action: outlast; outlive. 2. indicating an external location or situation away from the centre: outpost; outpatient. 3. indicating emergence, an issuing forth, etc: outcrop; outgrowth. 4. indicating the result of an action: outcome.

out

(aʊt)

adv. 1. not in the usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order. 2. away from one's home, country, work, etc., as specified: to go out of town. 3. in or into the outdoors: to go out for a walk. 4. to a state of exhaustion or depletion: to pump a well out. 5. to the end or conclusion, a final decision, etc.: to say it all out. 6. to a point or state of extinction: a practice on the way out. 7. in or into a state of neglect, disuse, etc.: That style has gone out. 8. so as not to be in the normal or proper position or state; out of joint: Her back went out after her fall. 9. in or into public notice or knowledge: The truth is out at last. 10. on strike: The miners go out at midnight. 11. so as to project or extend: to stretch out. 12. from a specified source or material: made out of scraps. 13. so as to deprive or be deprived: to be cheated out of one's money. 14. aloud or loudly: to cry out. 15. thoroughly; completely; entirely: The children tired me out. 16. so as to obliterate or make undecipherable: to cross out a misspelling; to ink out. adj. 17. not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you, but you were out. 18. not open to consideration; out of the question: She gets airsick, so flying is out. 19. wanting; lacking; without: We had some but now we're out. 20. removed from or not in effective operation, play, etc., as in a game: He's out for the season with a leg injury. 21. no longer holding a job, public office, etc.; unemployed (usu. fol. by of): to be out of work. 22. inoperative; extinguished: The elevator is out. Are the lights out? 23. finished; ended: before the week is out. 24. not currently fashionable or in vogue: Fitted waistlines are out this season. 25. unconscious; senseless: Two drinks and he's usually out. 26. not in power, authority, or the like: a member of the out party. 27. Baseball. a. (of a batter) not succeeding in getting on base. b. (of a base runner) not successful in an attempt to advance a base or bases. 28. out of bounds. 29. having a financial loss to an indicated extent: out millions when the market crashed. 30. incorrect or inaccurate: calculations out by $247. 31. not in practice: Your bow hand is out. 32. beyond the usual range, size, weight, etc. (often used in combination): an outsize bed. 33. threadbare or having holes: out at the knees. 34. not available: Mums are out till next fall. 35. external; outer. 36. located at a distance; outlying: the out islands. 37. Cricket. not having its innings: the out side. 38. Slang. openly homosexual: an out lesbian. 39. indicating the first nine holes of an 18-hole golf course (opposed to in): an out score of 33. prep. 40. (used to indicate movement or direction from the inside to the outside of something): She ran out the door. 41. (used to indicate location): The car is out back. 42. (used to indicate movement away from a central point): Let's drive out the old parkway. interj. 43. begone! away! 44. (used in radio communications to signify that the sender has finished the message and is not expecting a reply.) Compare over (def. 46). 45. Archaic. (an exclamation of indignation, reproach, etc.) (usu. fol. by upon): Out upon you! n. 46. a means of escape from responsibility, embarrassment, etc.: I had no out. 47. Usu., outs. those persons or groups not in office or lacking status, power, or authority. 48. Baseball. a. put-out. b. a turn at bat that results in a put-out. 49. (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) an out-of-bounds return or service. 50. something that is out, as a projecting corner. 51. Print. an omission or deletion. v.i. 52. to go or come out. 53. to become public, evident, known, etc.: The truth will out. 54. to make known; tell (fol. by with): Out with the truth! v.t. 55. to eject or expel. 56. to intentionally expose (a secret homosexual, esp. a public figure). Idioms: 1. all out, with maximum effort; thoroughly or wholeheartedly: They went all out to finish by Friday. 2. on the outs, in a state of disagreement; quarreling; at odds. 3. out from under, rid of burdensome responsibilities, esp. free of debt. 4. out of, a. not within: out of the house. b. beyond the reach of: out of hearing. c. not in a condition of: out of danger. d. so as to deprive or be deprived of. e. from within or among: Take the jokers out of the pack. f. because of; owing to: out of loyalty. g. foaled by: Grey Dancer out of Lady Grey. 5. out of it, Informal. a. not participating. b. not conscious. c. confused; muddled. 6. out of place, a. not in the correct position or order. b. unsuitable to the circumstances or surroundings. 57. out of trim, Naut. (of a ship) drawing excessively at the bow or stern. [before 900; Middle English; Old English ūt, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon ūt, Old High German ūz, Old Norse ūt; akin to Skt ud-]

out-

a prefixal use of out, occurring in various senses in compounds (outcast; outcome; outside), and serving also to form transitive verbs denoting a going beyond, surpassing, or outdoing of the particular action indicated (outbid; outdo; outlast). [Middle English; Old English ūt-; see out]
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