Out n.
 1. One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office; -- generally in the plural.
 2. A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space; -- chiefly used in the phrase ins and outs; as, the ins and outs of a question. See under In.
 3. Print. A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
 To make an out Print., (a) to omit something, in setting or correcting type, which was in the copy. (b) Baseball to be put out in one's turn at bat, such as to strike out, to ground out, or to fly out.
 ground out
      v : make an out by hitting the ball on the ground