OUT

Out

Out is a popular gay and lesbian fashion, entertainment, and lifestyle magazine, with the highest circulation of any gay monthly publication in the United States. It carries itself in a similar editorial manner to Details, Esquire, and GQ. Out was owned by Robert Hardman of Boston, its original investor, until 2000, when he sold it to LPI Media, which was later acquired by PlanetOut Inc. In 2008, PlanetOut Inc. sold LPI Media to Regent Entertainment Media, Inc., a division of the company that owns here!.

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out

Noun

  1. A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
    They wrote the law to give those organizations an out.
  2. A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.
  3. A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game such as hit wicket, wherein the bowler has hit the batter's wicket with the ball.
  4. A card which can make a hand a winner.
  5. A trip out; an outing.
  6. One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
  7. A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
  8. A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.

Verb

  1. To eject; to expel.
  2. To reveal (a person) to be secretly homosexual.
  3. To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret.
  4. To reveal (a secret).
    A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design.
  5. To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.

Adjective

  1. Of a young lady, having entered society and available to be courted.
  2. released, available for purchase, download or other use
    Did you hear? Their newest CD is out!
  3. Of a batter or batsman, having caused an out called on himself while batting under various rules of the game.
  4. Openly acknowledging one's homosexuality.
    It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business.

Adverb

  1. Away from home or one's usual place, or not indoors.
    Let's eat out tonight
    Leave a message with my secretary if I'm out when you call.
  2. Away from; at a distance.
    Keep out!
  3. Away from the inside or the centre.
    The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.
  4. Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence.
    Switch the lights out.
    Put the fire out.
  5. To the end; completely.
    I hadn't finished. Hear me out.
    The place was all decked out for the holidays.
  6. Of a player, disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket).


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