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.), to omit something, in setting or correcting type, which was in the copy.