come out come out /kʌm aʊt/

verb

1. () Appear or become visible; make a showing  ( surface , show up , turn up , come on , come out )
   appear or become visible; make a showing
    She turned up at the funeral
   She turned up at the funeral
    I hope the list key is going to surface again
   I hope the list key is going to surface again
   
2. () Be issued or published  ( come out , appear )
   be issued or published
    Did your latest book appear yet?
   Did your latest book appear yet?
    The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet
   The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet
   
3. () Come out of  ( egress , go forth , come forth , come out , emerge , issue )
   come out of
    Water issued from the hole in the wall
   Water issued from the hole in the wall
    The words seemed to come out by themselves
   The words seemed to come out by themselves
   
4. () Result or end  ( come out , turn out )
   result or end
    How will the game turn out?
   How will the game turn out?
   
5. () Take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal  ( come in , come out , place )
   take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
    Jerry came in third in the Marathon
   Jerry came in third in the Marathon
   
6. () Come off  ( fall out , come out )
   come off
    His hair and teeth fell out
   His hair and teeth fell out
   
7. () Make oneself visible; take action  ( step up , come forward , come out , come to the fore , step forward , step to the fore )
   make oneself visible; take action
    Young people should step to the fore and help their peers
   Young people should step to the fore and help their peers
   
8. Break out  ( break through , come out , erupt , push through )
   break out
    The tooth erupted and had to be extracted
   The tooth erupted and had to be extracted
   
9. Be made known; be disclosed or revealed  ( come out , out )
   be made known; be disclosed or revealed
    The truth will out
   The truth will out
   
10. To state openly and publicly one's homosexuality  ( come out , come out of the closet , out )
    to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
     This actor outed last year
    This actor outed last year
    
11. Bulge outward  ( bulge , bulge out , come out , bug out [Informal, American] , pop , pop out , protrude , start )
    bulge outward
     His eyes popped
    His eyes popped