To seek or pursue, especially to determinedly pursue something to one's own benefit.

The quality of being out, or outside. / (philosophy) The collective of things that are distinct from the observer. / (philosophy) The property of being distinct.

(idiomatic) sexual intercourse, especially a brief session.

plural of outness

External to, on the outside of / Toward the outside of, away from / Forms verbs with the sense of surpassing or exceeding the prefixed word, which need not be a verb itself. / Greater than / Beyond

(informal) Not participating in some trend or group. / (informal) Disoriented; not thinking clearly. / (informal) So intoxicated (from alcohol or drugs) that one is unaware of what is going on, stupefied

From the inside to the outside of. / So as no longer to be in a given condition or state. / (informal) From a thing or or place as a source, place of origin etc.

(cricket, of a batsman at the end of an innings) not dismissed and having not retired. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, out.

Away from the inside, centre or other point of reference. / Away from home or one's usual place. / Outside; not indoors. / Away from; at a distance. / Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.

From from the inside to the outside of; out of.