ALL meanings of outs
out
O o - verb without object outs to lose force, strength, or active qualities: Superstitions die slowly. 1
- verb without object outs to cease to function; stop: The motor died. 1
- verb without object outs to be no longer subject; become indifferent: to die to worldly matters. 1
- verb without object outs to pass gradually; fade or subside gradually (usually followed by away, out, or down): The storm slowly died down. 1
- verb without object outs Theology. to lose spiritual life. 1
- verb without object outs to faint or languish. 1
- verb without object outs to suffer as if fatally: I'm dying of boredom! 1
- verb without object outs to pine with desire, love, longing, etc.: I'm dying to see my home again. 1
- verb without object outs to desire or want keenly or greatly: I'm dying for a cup of coffee. 1
- verb with object outs to eject or expel; discharge; oust. 1
- verb with object outs to intentionally expose (a secret homosexual, a spy, etc.). 1
- idioms outs die hard, to die only after a bitter struggle. to give way or surrender slowly or with difficulty: Childhood beliefs die hard. 1
- idioms outs die standing up, Theater. (of a performance) to be received with silence rather than applause. 1
- idioms outs never say die, never give up hope; never abandon one's efforts. 1
- idioms outs to die for, stunning; remarkable: That dress is to die for. 1
- noun outs Plural form of out. 1
- adverb outs away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner. 1
- adverb outs away from one's home, country, work, etc., as specified: to go out of town. 1
- adverb outs in or into the outdoors: to go out for a walk. 1
- adverb outs to a state of exhaustion, extinction, or depletion: to pump a well out. 1
- adverb outs to the end or conclusion; to a final decision or resolution: to say it all out. 1
- adverb outs to a point or state of extinction, nonexistence, etc.: to blow out the candle; a practice on the way out. 1
- adverb outs in or into a state of neglect, disuse, etc.; not in current vogue or fashion: That style has gone out. 1
- adverb outs so as not to be in the normal or proper position or state; out of joint: His back went out after his fall. 1
- adverb outs in or into public notice or knowledge: The truth is out at last. 1
- adverb outs seeking openly and energetically to do or have: to be out for a good time. 1
- adverb outs not in present possession or use, as on loan: The librarian said that the book was still out. 1