in vs out
IN
Definitions
noun
- a state in midwestern United States
Examples
There were 42 free-kicks, two penalties, four bookings and three players sent off, two of whom had to be escorted from the pitch by police.
The ball rebounded from/off the wall into the pond.
He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
out
Definitions
adjective
- directed outward or serving to direct something outward
- excluded from use or mention
- out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
- being out or having grown cold
- outer or outlying
verb
- to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
- be made known; be disclosed or revealed
- reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
adverb
- moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
- away from home
- from one's possession
noun
- (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
Examples
If you wonder about ‘furphy’, as I did, here's a gloss and explanation.
Richardson, are proprietors of shows, and the berouged, bedraggled creatures who exhibit on the platform outside for their living.
She tore her eyes from them for a moment to spy the bodhrán player in the tree, tapping out her rhythm with her eyes closed, not noticing the spy amongst them.