out of

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1. •
   Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.
2. •
   From the inside to the outside of.

   • The audience came out of the theater.
   • The cat jumped out of the basket.
3. •
   Not within a given space, area etc.

   • His feet rested out of the water.
   • Is your mother out of hospital?
4. •
   Without; no longer in possession of.

   • Sorry, we're out of bread.
5. •
   No longer in possession of; having no more of.

   • Well, we're out of copy paper, so I guess there'll be no printing any printouts today!
6. •
   So as no longer to be in a given condition or state.

   • I have fallen out of love with you.
   • They will soon be out of business.
7. •
   Not in (a given state, condition).

   • I'm rather out of practice right now.
   • He cannot see you because he's feeling out of spirits today.
8. •
   Taken from among; expressing a fraction of (a larger number);

   • Only three out of a thousand are born with this rare disease.
   • Out of the entire class, only Cynthia completed the work.
9. •
   From a given material as means of construction.

   • It's made out of mahogany.
10. •
    From a given cause or motivation.

    • I laughed out of embarrassment.
    • She only did it out of love for him.
11. •
    From a thing or place as a source, place of origin etc.

    • He ate out of a big bowl.
    • Turns out he's some rapper out of New York called Buster Bigmouth.
12. •
    Stating the port in which a boat has been registered.

    • There's the Titanic out of Liverpool.
13. •
    Born from a given mother.

    • She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
14. •
    Expressing position outside, literal or figurative; opposed to in.
15. •
    In a manner based in but not always in (a certain place); (loosely) in.

    • They're out of Tampa and they cover the Southeast.
    • He works out of the main office.
16. •
    To an extreme degree.

    • We're gonna blow the crap out of it.
    • I could eat the heck out of some spaghetti.
17. •
    (informal) expression of how distant a person, an event or object is.

    • Several yards out of the ocean