in vs out

Definitions

noun

1. 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.

This came out of an investigation he was carrying out into when a ternary quartic form could be represented as the sum of five fourth powers of linear forms.

The ball rebounded from/off the wall into the pond.

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adjective

1. directed outward or serving to direct something outward
2. excluded from use or mention
3. out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
4. being out or having grown cold
5. outer or outlying

verb

1. to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
2. be made known; be disclosed or revealed
3. reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle

adverb

1. moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
2. away from home
3. from one's possession

noun

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

Examples

This came out of an investigation he was carrying out into when a ternary quartic form could be represented as the sum of five fourth powers of linear forms.

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.

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