inside vs out

inside

adv
  • Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building. 

  • In or to prison. 

  • Intimately, secretly; without expressing what one is feeling or thinking. 

  • Indoors. 

noun
  • The inside scoop; information known only to certain involved people. 

  • The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference. 

  • The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right. 

  • The interior or inner part. 

  • (in the plural) The interior organs of the body, especially the guts. 

prep
  • Within the interior of something, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference. 

  • Within a period of time. 

adj
  • Legally married to or related to (e.g. born in wedlock to), and/or residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. 

  • Toward the batter as it crosses home plate. 

  • At or towards or the left-hand side of the road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right. 

  • Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary. 

  • Nearer to the interior or centre of something. 

  • Originating from, arranged by, or being someone inside an organisation. 

out

adv
  • Away from the inside, centre or other point of reference. 

  • Away from home or one's usual place. 

  • Away from; at a distance. 

  • Into a state of non-operation or non-existence. 

  • So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc. 

  • Of a player, so as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket). 

  • To the end; completely. 

  • Outside; not indoors. 

  • Used to intensify or emphasize. 

intj
  • A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response. 

  • Get out; begone; away! 

verb
  • To reveal (a person) as LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc). 

  • To kill; to snuff out. 

  • To eject; to expel. 

  • To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective. 

  • To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent. 

  • To reveal (a secret). 

noun
  • 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. 

  • A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space. 

  • 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 the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball. 

  • A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc. 

  • A card which can make a hand a winner. 

  • One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office. 

prep
  • From from the inside to the outside of; out of. 

adj
  • In bloom. 

  • Released, available for purchase, download or other use. 

  • Without; no longer in possession of; not having more 

  • Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds. 

  • No longer popular or in fashion. 

  • Of the tide, at or near its lowest level. 

  • Containing errors or discrepancies; in error by a stated amount. 

  • Not at home, or not at one's office or place of employment. 

  • Discarded; no longer a possibility. 

  • Open, public; public about or openly acknowledging some (usually specified) identity. 

  • Freed from from secrecy. 

  • Not inside or within something. 

  • Of the ball or other playing implement, falling or passing or being situated outside the bounds of the playing area. 

  • Not available; out of service. 

  • Not having availability of a service, such as power or communications. 

  • Openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc). 

  • Dismissed from play under the rules of the game. 

  • Not in jail, prison, or captivity; freed from confinement 

  • Not fitted or inserted into something. 

  • school is out tomorrow due to snow; when college is out for the summer, I'll head back to my home state 

  • Temporarily not in operation, or not being attended as usual. 

  • acceptable, permissible 

  • Not shining or burning. 

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