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Wrong and Out

noun

  • That which is contrary to the principles of justice or law.
    • usage: "he feels that you are in the wrong"
  • Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right.

verb

  • Treat unjustly; do wrong to.

adjective

  • Not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth.
    • usage: "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
  • Contrary to conscience or morality or law.
    • usage: "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
  • Not appropriate for a purpose or occasion.
    • usage: "said all the wrong things"
  • Not functioning properly.
    • usage: "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
  • Based on or acting or judging in error.
    • usage: "it is wrong to think that way"
  • Not in accord with established usage or procedure.
    • usage: "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
  • Used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward.
    • usage: "socks worn wrong side out"
  • Badly timed.
    • usage: "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
  • Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules.
    • usage: "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"

adverb

  • In an inaccurate manner.
    • usage: "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"
out

noun

  • Baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball. (
    • usage: "you only get 3 outs per inning"

verb

  • To state openly and publicly one's homosexuality.
    • usage: "This actor outed last year"
  • Reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle.
    • usage: "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"
  • Be made known; be disclosed or revealed.
    • usage: "The truth will out"

adjective

  • Not allowed to continue to bat or run.
    • usage: "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"
  • Being out or having grown cold.
    • usage: "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
  • Not worth considering as a possibility.
    • usage: "a picnic is out because of the weather"
  • Out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election.
    • usage: "now the Democrats are out"
  • Excluded from use or mention.
    • usage: "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
  • Directed outward or serving to direct something outward.
    • usage: "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
  • No longer fashionable.
    • usage: "that style is out these days"
  • Outside or external.
    • usage: "the out surface of a ship's hull"
  • Outer or outlying.
    • usage: "the out islands"
  • Knocked unconscious by a heavy blow.

adverb

  • Away from home.
    • usage: "they went out last night"
  • Moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden.
    • usage: "the cat came out from under the bed";
  • From one's possession.
    • usage: "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"

Out is used in the context of general equities. (1) No longer obligated to an order, as it has already been canceled: (2) advertised on Autex.

(Military) OUT stands for outsize cargo