Ferret vs. Out

Ferretnoun

An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

Ferretnoun

The black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes.

Ferretnoun

A diligent searcher.

Ferretnoun

(dated) A tape of silk, cotton, or ribbon, used to tie documents, clothing, etc. or along the edge of fabric.

Ferretverb

To hunt game with ferrets.

Ferretverb

(ambitransitive) To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.

Ferretnoun

An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela furo syn. Putorius furo), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes. They are sometimes kept as pets.

Ferretnoun

A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; - called also ferreting.

Ferretnoun

The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles.

Ferretverb

To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; - often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.

Ferretnoun

ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct

Ferretnoun

domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

Ferretverb

hound or harry relentlessly

Ferretverb

hunt with ferrets

Ferretverb

search and discover through persistent investigation;

Ferret

The ferret (Mustela furo) is a domestic species of small mustelid. The only domesticated species in Mustelidae, it is thought to be a descendant of the European polecat, a mammal belonging to the same genus as the weasel, Mustela.

Outadverb

Away from the inside or the centre.

Outadverb

Away from home or one's usual place.

Outadverb

Outside; not indoors.

Outadverb

Away from; at a distance.

Outadverb

Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence.

Outadverb

To the end; completely.

Outadverb

Used to intensify or emphasize.

Outadverb

(of the sun, moon, stars, etc.) So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc.

Outadverb

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).

Outpreposition

}} Away from the inside.

Outnoun

A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.

Outnoun

(baseball) 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.

Outnoun

(cricket) 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.

Outnoun

(poker) A card which can make a hand a winner.

Outnoun

(dated) A trip out; an outing.

Outnoun

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

Outnoun

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

Outnoun

A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.

Outverb

(transitive) To eject; to expel.

Outverb

(transitive) To reveal (a person) to be gay, bisexual, or transgender.

Outverb

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

Outverb

(transitive) To reveal (a secret).

Outverb

To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.

Outverb

To become apparent.

Outadjective

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

Outadjective

Released, available for purchase, download or other use.

Outadjective

(in various games; used especially of a batsman or batter in cricket or baseball) Dismissed from play under the rules of the game.

Outadjective

Openly acknowledging that one is queer and/or genderqueer.

Outadjective

(of flowers) In bloom.

Outadjective

(of the sun, moon or stars) Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds.

Outadjective

(of lamps, fires etc.) Not shining or burning.

Outadjective

(of ideas, plans, etc.) Discarded; no longer a possibility.

Outadjective

No longer popular or in fashion.

Outadjective

Without; no longer in possession of; not having more

Outadjective

(of calculations or measurements) Containing errors or discrepancies; in error by a stated amount.

Outadjective

(obsolete) Of a young lady: having entered society and available to be courted.

Outinterjection

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

Outinterjection

Get out; begone; away!

Outadverb

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.

Outadverb

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. Opposite of in.

Outadverb

Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy, constraint, etc., actual or figurative; hence, not in concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; a matter of public knowledge; 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.

Outadverb

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; that style is on the way out.

Outadverb

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.

Outadverb

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.

Outadverb

Not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores.

Outadverb

Out of fashion; unfashionable; no longer in current vogue; unpopular.

Outnoun

One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office; - generally in the plural.

Outnoun

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.

Outnoun

A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.

Outverb

To cause to be out; to eject; to expel.

Outverb

To come out with; to make known.

Outverb

To give out; to dispose of; to sell.

Outverb

To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.

Outinterjection

Expressing impatience, anger, a desire to be rid of; - with the force of command; go out; begone; away; off.

Outnoun

(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball;

Outverb

to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality;

Outverb

reveal somebody else's homosexuality;

Outverb

be made known; be disclosed or revealed;

Outadjective

not allowed to continue to bat or run;

Outadjective

of a fire; being out or having grown cold;

Outadjective

not worth considering as a possibility;

Outadjective

out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election;

Outadjective

excluded from use or mention;

Outadjective

directed outward or serving to direct something outward;

Outadjective

no longer fashionable;

Outadjective

outside or external;

Outadjective

outer or outlying;

Outadjective

knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

Outadverb

outside of an enclosed space;

Outadverb

outward from a reference point;

Outadverb

away from home;

Outadverb

from one's possession;