Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913 + 1828)

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Ouse

Ouse (?), n. & v. See Ooze. [Obs.]

Ousel

Ou"sel (?), n. [OE. osel, AS. sle; akin to G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf. Merle, Amsel.] (Zoöl.) One of several species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird (Merula merula, or Turdus merula), and the mountain or ring ousel (Turdus torquatus). [Written also ouzel.] Rock ousel (Zoöl.), the ring ousel. -- Water ousel (Zoöl.), the European dipper (Cinclus aquaticus), and the American dipper (C. Mexicanus).

Oust

Oust (?), n. See Oast.

Oust

Oust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ousted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ousting.] [OF. oster, F. \'93ter, prob. fr. L. obstare to oppose, hence, to forbid, take away. See Obstacle, and cf. Ouster.]

1. To take away; to remove.

Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare, formerly, and thereby wager of law ousted. Sir M. Hale.

2. To eject; to turn out. Blackstone.

From mine own earldom foully ousted me. Tennyson.

Ouster

Oust"er (?), n. [Prob. fr. the OF. infin. oster, used substantively. See Oust.] A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection; disseizin.

Ouster of the freehold is effected by abatement, intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance, or deforcement. Blackstone.

Ouster le main. [Ouster + F. la main the hand, L. manus.] (Law) A delivery of lands out of the hands of a guardian, or out of the king's hands, or a judgement given for that purpose. Blackstone.

Out

Out (?), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. t, and te, tan, fr. t; akin to D. uit, OS. t, G. aus, OHG. -z, Icel. t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. 198. Cf. About, But, prep., Carouse, Utter, a.] In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation which is exterior to something; -- opposed to in or into. The something may be expressed after of, from, etc. (see Out of, below); or, if not expressed, it is implied; as, he is out; or, he is out of the house, office, business, etc.; he came out; or, he came out from the ship, meeting, sect, party, etc. Out is used in a variety of applications, as: --

1. Away; abroad; off; from home, or from a certain, or a usual, place; not in; not in a particular, or a usual, place; as, the proprietor is out, his team was taken out. My shoulder blade is out." Shak.

He hath been out (of the country) nine years. Shak.

2. Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy, constraint, etc., actual of figurative; hence, not in concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; as, the sun shines out; he laughed out, to be out at the elbows; the secret has leaked out, or is out; the disease broke out on his face; the book is out.

Leaves are out and perfect in a month. Bacon.

She has not been out [in general society] very long. H. James.

3. Beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to the end; completely; hence, in, or into, a condition of extinction, exhaustion, completion; as, the fuel, or the fire, has burned out. Hear me out." Dryden.

Deceitiful men shall not live out half their days. Ps. iv. 23.

When the butt is out, we will drink water. Shak.

4. Beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or into, a state of want, loss, or deprivation; -- used of office, business, property, knowledge, etc.; as, the Democrats went out and the Whigs came in; he put his money out at interest. Land that is out at rack rent." Locke. He was out fifty pounds." Bp. Fell.

I have forgot my part, and I am out. Shak.

5. Beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct, proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement, opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation. Lancelot and I are out." Shak.

Wicked men are strangely out in the calculating of their own interest. South.

Very seldom out, in these his guesses. Addison.

6. Not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores. &hand; Out is largely used in composition as a prefix, with the same significations that it has as a separate word; as outbound, outbreak, outbuilding, outcome, outdo, outdoor, outfield. See also the first Note under Over, adv. Day in, day out, from the beginning to the limit of each of several days; day by day; every day. -- Out and out. (a) adv. Completely; wholly; openly. (b) adj. Without any reservation or disguise; absolute; as, an out and out villain. [As an adj. written also out-and-out.] -- Out at, Out in, Out on, etc., elliptical phrases, that to which out refers as a source, origin, etc., being omitted; as, out (of the house and) at the barn; out (of the house, road, fields, etc., and) in the woods.

Three fishers went sailing out into the west, Out into the west, as the sun went down. C. Kingsley.

In these lines after out may be understood, of the harbor," from the shore," of sight," or some similar phrase. The complete construction is seen in the saying: Out of the frying pan into the fire." -- Out from, a construction similar to out of (below). See Of and From. Out of, a phrase which may be considered either as composed of an adverb and a preposition, each having its appropriate office in the sentence, or as a compound preposition. Considered as a preposition, it denotes, with verbs of movement or action, from the interior of; beyond the limit: from; hence, origin, source, motive, departure, separation, loss, etc.; -- opposed to in or into; also with verbs of being, the state of being derived, removed, or separated from. Examples may be found in the phrases below, and also under Vocabulary words; as, out of breath; out of countenance. Out of cess, beyond measure, excessively. Shak. -- Out of character, unbecoming; improper. -- Out of conceit with, not pleased with. See under Conceit. -- Out of date, not timely; unfashionable; antiquated. -- Out of door, Out of doors, beyond the doors; from the house; in, or into, the open air; hence, figuratively, shut out; dismissed. See under Door, also, Out-of-door, Outdoor, Outdoors, in the Vocabulary. He 's quality, and the question's out of door," Dryden. -- Out of favor, disliked; under displeasure. -- Out of frame, not in correct order or condition; irregular; disarranged. Latimer. -- Out of hand, immediately; without delay or preparation. Ananias . . . fell down and died out of hand." Latimer.<-- most often seen in "dismiss out of hand" --> -- Out of harm's way, beyond the danger limit; in a safe place. -- Out of joint, not in proper connection or adjustment; unhinged; disordered. The time is out of joint." Shak. -- Out of mind, not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit of memory; as, time out of mind. -- Out of one's head, beyond commanding one's mental powers; in a wandering state mentally; delirious. [Colloq.] -- Out of one's time, beyond one's period of minority or apprenticeship. -- Out of order, not in proper order; disarranged; in confusion. -- Out of place, not in the usual or proper place; hence, not proper or becoming. -- Out of pocket, in a condition of having expended or lost more money than one has received. -- Out of print, not in market, the edition printed being exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, etc. -- Out of the question, beyond the limits or range of consideration; impossible to be favorably considered. -- Out of reach, beyond one's reach; inaccessible. -- Out of season, not in a proper season or time; untimely; inopportune. -- Out of sorts, wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell; unhappy; cross. See under Sort, n. -- Out of temper, not in good temper; irritated; angry. -- Out of time, not in proper time; too soon, or too late. -- Out of time, not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an agreeing temper; fretful. -- Out of twist, winding, ∨ wind, not in warped condition; perfectly plain and smooth; -- said of surfaces. -- Out of use, not in use; unfashionable; obsolete. -- Out of the way. (a) On one side; hard to reach or find; secluded. (b) Improper; unusual; wrong. -- Out of the woods, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. [Colloq.] -- Out to out, from one extreme limit to another, including the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to measurements. -- Out West, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some Western State or Territory. [U. S.] -- To come out, To cut out, To fall out, etc. See under Come, Cut, Fall, etc. -- To put out of the way, to kill; to destroy. -- Week in, week out. See Day in, day out (above).
Out
Out (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office; -- generally in the plural.
2. A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space; -- chiefly used in the phrase ins and outs; as, the ins and outs of a question. See under In.
3. (Print.) A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission. To make an out (Print.), to omit something, in setting or correcting type, which was in the copy.
Out
Out, v. t.
1. To cause to be out; to eject; to expel.
A king outed from his country. Selden.

The French have been outed of their holds. Heylin.

2. To come out with; to make known. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. To give out; to dispose of; to sell. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Out
Out, v. i. To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public. Truth will out." Shak.
Out
Out, interj. Expressing impatience, anger, a desire to be rid of; -- with the force of command; go out; begone; away; off.
Out, idle words, servants to shallow fools ! Shak.
Out upon ∨ on! equivalent to shame upon!" away with!" as, out upon you!
Outact
Out*act" (?), v. t. To do or beyond; to exceed in acting. [R.]
He has made me heir to treasures Would make me outact a real window's whining. Otway.

Outagamies
Ou"ta*gam`ies (?), n. pl.; sing. Outagamie (). (Ethnol.) See lst Fox, 7.
Outargue
Out*ar"gue (?), v. t. To surpass or conquer in argument.
Outbabble
Out*bab"ble (?), v. t. To utter foolishly or excessively; to surpass in babbling. [R.] Milton.
Outbalance
Out*bal"ance (?), v. t. To outweight; to exceed in weight or effect.
Let dull Ajax bear away my right When all his days outbalance this one night. Dryden.

Outbar
Out*bar" (?), v. t. To bar out. [R.] Spenser.
Outbeg
Out*beg" (?), v. t. To surpass in begging. [R.]
Outbid
Out*bid" (?), v. t. [imp. Outbid or Outbade (); p. p. Outbid or Outbidden (); p. pr. & vb. n. Outbidding.] To exceed or surpass in bidding.
Prevent the greedy, and outbid the bold. Pope.

Outbidder
Out*bid"der (?), n. One who outbids. Johnson.
Outbleat
Out*bleat" (?), v. t. To surpass in bleating.
Outblown
Out"blown` (?), a. Inflated with wind. Dryden.
Outblush
Out*blush" (?), v. t. To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy color. T. Shipman.
Outboard
Out"board` (?), a. & adv. (Naut.) Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rigging; swing the davits outboard.
Outborn
Out"born` (?), a. Foreign; not native. [R.]
Outbound
Out"bound` (?), a. Outward bound. Dryden.
Outbounds
Out"bounds` (?), n. pl. The farthest or exterior bounds; extreme limits; boundaries. Spenser.
Outbow
Out*bow" (?), v. t. To excel in bowing. Young.
Outbowed
Out"bowed` (?), a. Convex; curved outward. The convex or outbowed side of a vessel." Bp. Hall.
Outbrag
Out*brag" (?), v. t. To surpass in bragging; hence, to make appear inferior.
Whose bare outbragg'd the web it seemed to wear. Shak.

Outbrave
Out*brave" (?), v. t.
1. To excel in bravery o in insolence; to defy with superior courage or audacity
2. To excel in magnificence or comeliness.
The basest weed outbraves his dignity. Shak.

Outbray
Out*bray" (?), v. t.
1. To exceed in braying.
2. To emit with great noise. [Obs.] Fairfax.
Outbrazen
Out*bra"zen (?), v. t. To bear down with a brazen face; to surpass in impudence. T. Brown.
Outbreak
Out"break` (?), n. A bursting forth; eruption; insurrection. Mobs and outbreaks." J. H. Newman.
The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind. Shak.

Outbreaking
Out"break`ing, n.
1. The act of breaking out.
2. That which bursts forth.
Outbreast
Out*breast" (?), v. t. To surpass in singing. See Breast, n., 6. [Obs.]
Outbreathe
Out*breathe" (?), v. t.
1. To breathe forth. Outbreathed life." Spenser.
2. To cause to be out of breath; to exhaust. Shak.
Outbreathe
Out*breathe", v. i. To issue, as breath; to be breathed out; to exhale. Beau. & Fl.
Outbribe
Out*bribe" (?), v. t. To surpass in bribing.
Outbring
Out*bring" (?), v. t. To bring or bear out.
Outbud
Out*bud" (?), v. i. To sprout. [Poetic] Spenser.
Outbuild
Out*build" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outbuilt (?) or Outbuilded; p. pr. & vb. n. Outbuilding.] To exceed in building, or in durability of building.
Outbuilding
Out"build`ing (?), n. A building separate from, and subordinate to, the main house; an outhouse.
Outburn
Out*burn", v. t. & i.
1. To exceed in burning.
2. To burn entirely; to be consumed. Shak.
Outburst
Out"burst` (?), n. A bursting forth.
Outcant
Out*cant" (?), v. t. To surpass in canting. Pope.
Outcast
Out"cast` (?), a. [Cf. Sw. utkasta to cast out.] Cast out; degraded. Outcast, rejected." Longfellow.
Outcast
Out"cast`, n.
1. One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home, society, or country; hence, often, a degraded person; a vagabond.
The Lord . . . gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. Ps. cxlvii. 2.

2. A quarrel; a contention. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Outcasting
Out"cast`ing, n. That which is cast out. [Obs.]
Outcept
Out*cept" (?), prep. Except. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Outcheat
Out*cheat" (?), v. t. To exceed in cheating.
Outclimb
Out*climb" (?), v. t. To climb bevond; to surpass in climbing. Davenant.
Outcome
Out"come (?), n. That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot. The logical outcome." H. Spenser.
All true literature, all genuine poetry, is the direct outcome, the condensed essence, of actual life and thougth. J. C. Shairp.

Outcompass
Out*com"pass (?), v. t. To exceed the compass or limits of. Bacon.
Outcourt
Out"court` (?), n. An outer or exterior court.
The skirts and outcourts of heaven. South.

Outcrafty
Out*craft"y (?), v. t. To exceed in cunning. [R.] Shak.
Outcrier
Out"cri`er (?), n. One who cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier.
Outcrop
Out"crop` (?), n. (Geol.) (a) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. Lyell. (b) That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.
Outcrop
Out*crop" (?), v. i. (Geol.) To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.
Outcry
Out"cry` (?), n.
1. A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.
2. Sale at public auction. Massinger. Thackeray.
Outdare
Out*dare" (?), v. t. To surpass in daring; to overcome by courage; to brave. Shak. R. Browning.

Outdated

Out*dat"ed (?), a. Being out of date; antiquated. [Obs.] Hammond.

Outdazzle

Out*daz"zle (?), v. t. To surpass in dazzing.

Outdo

Out*do" (?), v. t. [imp. Outdid (?); p. p. Outdone (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Outdoing.] To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.

An imposture outdoes the original. L' Estrange.

I grieve to be outdone by Gay. Swift.

Outdoor

Out"door` (?), a. [For out of door.] Being, or done, in the open air; being or done outside of certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals, etc.; as, outdoor exercise; outdoor relief; outdoor patients.

Outdoors

Out"doors` (?), adv. Abread; out of the house; out of doors.

Outdraw

Out*draw" (?), v. t. To draw out; to extract. [R.] He must the teeth outdraw." Gower.

Outdream

Out*dream" (?), v. t. To pass, or escape, while dreaming. To oultdream dangers." Beau. & Fl.

Outdrink

Out*drink" (?), v. t. To exceed in drinking.

Outdure

Out*dure" (?), v. t. To outlast. [Obs.]

Outdwell

Out*dwell" (?), v. t. To dwell or stay beyond. [Poetic] He outdwells his hour." Shak.

Outdweller

Out"dwell`er (?), n. One who holds land in a parish, but lives elsewhere. [Eng.]

Outer

Out"er (?), a. [Compar. of Out.] [AS. tor, compar. of t, adv., out. See Out, Utter, a.] Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or starting place; -- opposed to inner; as, the outer wall; the outer court or gate; the outer stump in cricket; the outer world. Outer bar, in England, the body of junior (or utter) barristers; -- so called because in court they occupy a place beyond the space reserved for Queen's counsel.

Outer

Out"er, n. (a) The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bull's-eye. (b) A shot which strikes the outer of a target.

Outer

Out"er, n. [From Out, v.] One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also, an ouster; dispossession. [R.]

Outerly

Out"er*ly, adv.

1. Utterly; entirely. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. Toward the outside. [R.] Grew.

Outermost

Out"er*most` (?), a. [See Uttermost, Utmost, and cf. Outmost.] Being on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as, the outermost row. Boyle.