trip; excursion; picnic; outdoor walk; revelation of a person's sexual preference
serve or place a ball out of bounds (Sports); be exposed or revealed (especially about concealed information); expel (Archaic)
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Outing Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The act of going out; an airing; an excursion; as, a summer outing.
The act of going out; an airing; an excursion; as, a summer outing.
(n.)
A feast given by an apprentice when he is out of his time.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA feast given by an apprentice when he is out of his time.
outing
\out"ing\, n.
1. the act of going out; an airing; an excursion; as, a summer outing.
2. a feast given by an apprentice when he is out of his time. [prov. eng.]
(horseracing) race taken part in (by a horse): “It was his first outing since a spell of 3 months”; “continues to improve with each outing”
Noun
1. a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
(synonym) excursion, jaunt, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay
(hypernym) journey, journeying
(hyponym) airing
2. a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
(synonym) field day, picnic
(hypernym) vacation, holiday
Noun
1. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"
(hypernym) failure
(hyponym) putout
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
Verb
1. to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"
(synonym) come out of the closet, come out
(hypernym) disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
2. reveal somebody else's homosexuality; "This actor was outed last week"
(hypernym) disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
3. be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"
(synonym) come out
Adjective
1. not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"
(synonym) out(p), retired
(antonym) safe(p)
(similar) down(p)
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
2. of a fire; being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
(synonym) extinct, out(p)
(similar) dead
3. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"
(synonym) out(p)
(similar) impossible
4. out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"
(synonym) out(a)
(similar) unsuccessful
5. excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
(synonym) forbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten
(similar) impermissible
6. directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
(synonym) out(a)
(similar) outgoing
7. no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"
(similar) unfashionable, unstylish
8. outside or external; "the out surface of a ship's hull"
(synonym) out(a)
(similar) exterior
9. outer or outlying; "the out islands"
(similar) outer(a)
10. knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
(synonym) knocked out(p), kayoed, KO'd, out(p), stunned
(similar) unconscious
Adverb
1. outside of an enclosed space; "she is out"
(antonym) in
2. outward from a reference point; "he kicked his legs out"
3. away from home; "they went out last night"
4. from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
(synonym) away
Outing Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Outing Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Outing is the act of disclosing a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) person's true sexual orientation or gender identity without that person's consent. Outing gives rise to issues of privacy, choice, hypocrisy, and harm in addition to sparking debate on what constitutes common good in efforts to combat homophobia and heterosexism. A publicized outing targets prominent figures in a society, for example well-known politicians, accomplished athletes or popular artists. Opponents to LGBT rights movements as well as activists within LGBT communities have used this type of outing as a controversial political campaign or tactic. In an attempt to thwart or pre-empt being outed, LGBT public figures may decide to come out publicly first.
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