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The correct spelling is outs.
How to pronounce outs
noun
Say it like: Owt-s
The correct spelling is outs. A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc. For example: "They wrote the law to give those organizations an out."
Usage Examples
“They wrote the law to give those organizations an out.”
“A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
- 2.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.
- 3.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.
- 4.A card which can make a hand a winner.
- 5.A trip out; an outing.
verb
- 1.To eject; to expel.
- 2.To reveal (a person) as LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).
- 3.To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
- 4.To reveal (a secret).
- 5.To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public or apparent.
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