Ousted vs. Outed — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Ousted and Outed
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Ousted
To eject from a position or place; force out
"the American Revolution, which ousted the English" (Virginia S. Eifert).
Outed
In a direction away from the inside
Went out to hail a taxi.
Ousted
(Law) To effect an ouster of (a party) from a property.
Outed
Away from the center or middle
The troops fanned out.
Ousted
Simple past tense and past participle of oust
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Outed
Away from a usual place
Stepped out for a drink of water.
Went out for the evening.
Outed
Out of normal position
Threw his back out.
Outed
Out-of-bounds.
Outed
From inside a building or shelter into the open air; outside
The boy went out to play.
Outed
In the open air; outside
Is it snowing out?.
Outed
From within a container or source
Drained the water out.
Outed
From among others
Picked out the thief in the crowd.
Outed
To exhaustion or depletion
The supplies have run out.
Outed
Into extinction or imperceptibility
The fire has gone out.
Outed
To a finish or conclusion
Play the game out.
Outed
To the fullest extent or degree; thoroughly
All decked out for the dance.
Painted out the wall.
Outed
In or into competition or directed effort
Went out for the basketball team.
Was out to win.
Outed
In or into a state of unconsciousness
The drug put him out for two hours.
Outed
Into being or evident existence
The new car models have come out.
Outed
Into public circulation
The paper came out early today.
Outed
Into view
The moon came out.
Outed
Without inhibition; boldly
Speak out.
Outed
Into possession of another or others; into distribution
Giving out free passes.
Outed
Into disuse or an unfashionable status
Narrow ties have gone out.
Outed
Into a state of deprivation or loss
Voted the incompetent governor out.
Outed
In the time following; afterward
"to gauge economic conditions six months out" (Christian Science Monitor).
Outed
Abbr. O(Baseball) So as to be retired, or counted as an out
He grounded out to the shortstop.
Outed
On strike
The auto workers went out when management refused to reduce outsourcing.
Outed
Exterior; external
The out surface of a ship's hull.
Outed
Directed away from a place or center; outgoing
The out doorway.
Outed
Traveling or landing out-of-bounds.
Outed
Not operating or operational
The power has been out for a week.
Outed
Extinguished
The lights were out next door.
Outed
Unconscious
Was out for an hour during surgery.
Outed
Not to be considered or permitted
A taxi is out, because we don't have enough money. From now on, eating candy before dinner is out.
Outed
No longer fashionable.
Outed
No longer possessing or supplied with something
I can't offer you coffee because we're out.
Outed
(Informal) Openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual
An out performer.
Outed
(Baseball) Not allowed to continue to bat or run; retired.
Outed
Forth from; through
He fell out the window.
Outed
Beyond or outside of
Out this door is the garage.
Outed
Within the area of
The house has a garden out back.
Outed
One that is out, especially one who is out of power.
Outed
(Informal) A means of escape
The window was my only out.
Outed
A play in which a batter or base runner is retired.
Outed
The player retired in such a play.
Outed
(Sports) A serve or return that falls out of bounds in a court game.
Outed
(Printing) A word or other part of a manuscript omitted from the printed copy.
Outed
To be disclosed or revealed; come out
Truth will out.
Outed
(Sports) To send (a tennis ball, for example) outside the court or playing area.
Outed
To expose (someone considered to be heterosexual) as being gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
Outed
To expose (someone) as doing something secret or immoral
Outed the shopkeeper as a spy.
Outed his classmate as a cheater.
Outed
Chiefly British To knock unconscious.
Outed
Used in two-way radio to indicate that a transmission is complete and no reply is expected.
Outed
Simple past tense and past participle of out
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