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Different meanings
Out for outside
or leaving 
Being or moving outside an enclosed space. This usually means that you
leave the place. Sometimes it gives the idea of leaving home or doing
something outdoors.
| Ask out | How do I ask out a girl without offending her and ruining our friendship? |
| Back out | |
| Be out | I've been out with him a thousand times and he hasn't even kissed me. |
| Break out | Even though she broke out of prison and was a fugitive for two months in early 1977, she would serve less than nine years of her 40 year sentence before being paroled. |
| Buy out | If you are rich and commit a crime, it's okay, because you can always buy your way out of prison. |
| Check out | |
| Clear out | |
| Clock out | |
| Come out | I just came out for a breath of fresh air. |
| Eat out | Read our reviews on eating out in restaurants, cafes and pubs in Brighton. |
| Get out | You should get out and enjoy yourself. |
| Go out | I was wondering if you fancied going out tonight. |
| Hang out | |
| Keep out | This gate has been great at keeping the dogs out of the nursery. |
| Let out | Who was the idiot who let the cat out of the bag and told you? |
| Move out | When he moved out he left the flat in a shambles. |
| Pop out | He popped out for a bite at lunchtime with his business partner. |
| Pull out | Israeli forces pulled out of the Palestinian refugee camp in Rafah near the southern border with Egypt early Wednesday. |
| Put out | |
| Run out | He ran out of the building to escape the fire. |
| Set out | Drivers are advised to listen to traffic bulletins and plan journeys before setting out. |
| Slip out | Some intelligence reports say al-Zawahiri might have slipped out of Afghanistan some time ago. |
| Start out | |
| Storm out | He was so angry he stormed out of the room, shouting that they were all idiots. |
Top Out for excluding 
Similar to Out for leaving but with the emphasis on not being included,
not participating in sth.
| Back out of | The company is thought to have become suspicious and backed out of the deal. |
| Cancel out | After endless, time-consuming phone calls, I had to cancel out my credit card to insure that no further fraudulent charges were made. |
| Chicken out | |
| Chuck out | I got chucked out of the club at midnight for being too drunk. |
| Cop out | |
| Cross out | |
| Cut out | It's particularly important that you cut out fatty foods. |
| Drop out | He dropped out of the training course because it was too difficult for him. |
| Fall out | Sarah and Jane fell out when Jane started a relationship with Sarah's ex-boyfriend. They haven't spoken to each other since. |
| Filter out | Parents concerned about what their children can see online have several options to filter out adult material. |
| Get out | |
| Keep out | |
| Kick out | |
| Leave out | |
| Miss out | |
| Opt out | |
| Pull out | Former President Carlos Menem has pulled out of the presidential election race. |
| Rule sth out | He said it is too early to talk about legal action, but he did not rule it out. |
| Stay out | |
| Throw out |
TOP Out for solution;
searching and finding It gives the idea of trying to find an answer or solution to
a problem or sth you don't know or understand.
| Check out | You've got to check the facts out before you start torturing yourself. |
| Dig out | |
| Draw out | |
| Eke out | |
| Fathom out | |
| Feel out | |
| Ferret out | |
| Figure out | It took some time for her to figure out how to juggle movie stardom, marriage and motherhood. |
| Find out | |
| Fish out | |
| Get out | |
| Hug out | Some words were exchanged between the referee, Bautista, and Lucero, but everyone was able to hug it out in the end. |
| Hunt out | |
| Iron out | The system has been tested in the UK for the last 9 months to iron out any teething problems. |
| Look out | |
| Make out | |
| Nose out | |
| Pick out | |
| Piece out | |
| Point out | |
| Prise out | |
| Pump out | |
| Puzzle out | |
| Reason out | |
| Screw out | |
| Search out | |
| Seek out | |
| Smell out | |
| Smoke out | |
| sniff out | |
| Sort out | There's nothing more you can do. You should let the lawyers sort it out. |
| Sound out | I just wanted to sound out how people felt about this, and if anyone had any good ideas. |
| Spit out | |
| Spy out | |
| Squeeze out | |
| Stake out | American agents flew to London and staked out the address with British police officers. |
| Suss out | He first considered denying it, but he could tell that would be pointless since she quite obviously had sussed him out. |
| Talk out | |
| Test out | |
| Think out | |
| Try out | Would you like to try out this new product? |
| Turn out | |
| Work out | I finally worked out the answer to the problem. |
| Worm out | |
| Wring out |
Out for appearing 
Used when something that you can't see or has been hidden or secret
suddenly appears.
| Bring out | |
| Come out | These folks have been sworn to secrecy and probably threatened with an immediate loss of their supply if word comes out. |
| Come out in | |
| Get out | Eventually, word got out, as with most secrets, and it was no longer a secret. |
| Hatch out | |
| Jump out at | |
| Lean out | |
| Leap out | |
| Let out | |
| Ooze out | |
| Pick out | |
| Pop out | |
| Single out | |
| Slip out | |
| Stand out | One of the things that stand out about this country pub is the truly welcoming and hospitable atmosphere. |
| Stick out | |
| Whip out |
Out for to
the public
Used when an organization, company, etc, gives, sends or makes something
available to the public.
| Be out | The examination results are out today. |
| Bring out | |
| Come out | His new film is coming out next month. |
| Dish out | |
| Fork out | He must be smitten, as he forked out £300 on her birthday despite having only been going out with her for 3 weeks! |
| Get out | |
| Give out | Give out the questionnaires and ask students to complete them. |
| Go out | |
| Hand out | More than £1m of European aid is now being handed out in hard pressed rural areas in North Yorkshire. |
| Hire out | |
| Leak out | |
| Pass out | |
| Pay out | |
| Pour out | |
| Put out | They put the word out that they were looking for sponsors to help fund the project. |
| Rent out | |
| Send out | Send out letters to all on your list so those interested will have time to plan for the date and respond. |
| Share out | |
| Take out | |
| Turn out |
Out for producing
sounds, smells, signals, etc 
| Blare out | |
| Blast out | |
| Blurt out | Too often we blurt out things that we wish we could take back. |
| Burst out | |
| Call out | |
| Come out with | |
| Cry out | |
| Give out | |
| Leak out | |
| Let out | Hagrid let out a howl like a wounded dog. |
| Pour out | |
| Pump out | |
| Put out | |
| Read out | |
| Send out | |
| Sound out | |
| Spill out | |
| Turn out |
Out for extinction,
ending or disappearing
| Back out | |
| Be out | We need to go shopping, because we're out of bread. |
| Beat out | |
| Black out | |
| Blow out | |
| Bomb out | |
| Bottle out | |
| Bow out | |
| Bowl out | |
| Burn out | |
| Butt out | |
| Chicken out | |
| Clap out | |
| Come out | |
| Conk out | |
| Cop out | |
| Crash out | |
| Cut out | |
| Die out | |
| Drag out | It's better for both of us if we don't drag it out. |
| Drop out | |
| Duck out | |
| Eat out | |
| Fade out | |
| Fag out | |
| Fizzle out | |
| Flake out | |
| Flunk out | |
| Get out | |
| Give out | |
| Go out | |
| Grind out | |
| Grow out of | |
| Hole out | |
| Knock out | |
| Lay out | |
| Lose out | |
| Luck out | |
| Pass out | |
| Peg out | |
| Peter out | |
| Phase out | |
| Play out | |
| Psych out | |
| Puff out | |
| Pull out | |
| Put out |  Please put out your cigarette. This is a no-smoking
area. |
| Run out | |
| Sell out | |
| Snap out of | |
| Snuff out | |
| Sputter out | |
| Stamp out | |
| Stub out |  Despite vast numbers stubbing out the habit over
recent years, there are still around 13 million smokers in the
UK. |
| Take out | |
| Talk out | |
| Tire out | |
| Turn out | |
| Walk out on | |
| Wash out | |
| Wear out | |
| Wimp out | |
| Wipe out | |
| Work out |
Out for extending,
spreading; resisting 
Increasing the size or extent of something.
| Bulge out | |
| Belly out | |
| Brave out | |
| Brazen out | |
| Broaden out | |
| Carve out | |
| Drag out | |
| Draw out | |
| Eke out | |
| Face out | |
| Fan out | |
| Flare out | |
| Flesh out | |
| Fluff out | |
| Gouge out | |
| Grow out of sth | |
| Hew out | |
| Hold out | |
| Hollow out | |
| Last out | |
| Let out | |
| Live out | |
| Make out | |
| Mark out | |
| Open out | |
| Pad out | |
| Pay out | |
| Plump out | |
| Poke out | |
| Pop out | |
| Puff out | |
| Put out | |
| Reach out | |
| Ride sth out | You should carefully choose and prepare a safe place to ride out the storm. |
| Run out | |
| Scoop out | |
| Scratch sth out | |
| See out | |
| Shake out | |
| Shoot out | |
| Sit out | |
| Spin out | |
| Sprawl out | |
| Spread out | |
| Stand out against | |
| Stand out for | |
| Stare out | |
| Stick our for | |
| Stick out | |
| Straighten out | |
| Stretch out | |
| String out | |
| Sweat out | |
| Throw out | |
| Wait out | |
| Win out | |
| Work out | |
| Zoom out |
| Carry out | So far, the Police have no information regarding the identity of the terrorists who carried out the attack. |
| Hear out | Before you throw things at me, just hear me out a second. |
| Serve out | Do you believe John Howard will serve out his term if re-elected? Vote now. |
| Sit out | We sat out the storm in a shelter with the park ranger and 6 other stranded campers. |
| Talk out | |
| Wear out |