outside

noun

1. 1

   The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.

   He's repainting the outside of his house.

   Silenes of old swere little boxes, like those we now may see in the shops of apothecaries, painted on the outside with wanton toyish figures, as harpies, satyrs, bridled geese, horned hares, saddled ducks, flying goats, thiller harts, and other such-like counterfeited pictures at discretion, ...

   The outside of the building gives no valuable clew.

   The number of persons which the cab is licensed to carry must be painted at the back on the outside.

2. 2

   The external appearance of someone or something.

   Her outside was stern, but inside was a heart of gold.

3. 3

   The space beyond some limit or boundary.

   Viewed from the outside, the building seemed unremarkable.

   I in great Transport threw open the Door of my Chamber, and found the greatest Part of the Family standing on the Outside in a very great Consternation

   Have you seen my wife, Mr Jones?,Do you know what it's like on the outside?

   Four buffalo gals go 'round the outside 'Round the outside 'Round the outside Four buffalo gals go 'round the outside And do-si-do your partners.

4. 4

   The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.

   It may last a week at the outside.

5. 5

   The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.

   On a motorway, you should always overtake other vehicles on the outside.

6. 6

   The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.

   On the final bend, the second-place car tried to go around the outside of the leader but spun off into the barrier.

7. 7

   The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave.

   When a wave mounds on the outside and takes its shape, a surfer quickly paddles to the peak, positions himself in its evolving momentum, swings his board around, aligns with the peak, and thrusts himself into its cascading shape.

8. 8

   datedA passenger riding on the outside of a coach or carriage.

   The outsides did as outsides always do. They were very cheerful and talkative at the beginning of every stage, and very dismal and sleepy in the middle[…]

adjective

1. 1

   Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.

   The outside surface looks good.

   Household drudgery, wood-cutting, milking, and gardening soon roughen the hands and dim the outside polish.

   The tyres, which come from the steel manufacturers, are rolled without weld. They are bored inside to an internal diameter slightly less than the outside diameter of the wheel centre, on to which they have to be shrunk, the allowance being about ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of the diameter of the wheel centre.

2. 2

   Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.

   1938 (believed written c.1933), H. P. Lovecraft, The Book, Dogs had a fear of me, for they felt the outside shadow which never left my side.

   It is the witness to your state of mind, the outside picture of an inward condition.

   Nor did they consult with outside persons in religious studies, sociology of religion, or psychology of religion.

3. 3

   Away from the interior or center of something.

   I don't want to take up your time with outside details so I will only say that about two years ago I had an opportunity of acquiring a share in a very promising claim—gold, you understand, both reef and alluvial.

   As the centripetal force is an inverse function of the radius of the curve, it follows that the runner in the outside lane will be less affected than the runner in the inside lane.

4. 4

   Originating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc.

   The Board did not trust outside information about their rivals.

   Positions in organizations are being vacated continually through death and retirement, promotion and demotion. Replacements may be drawn from the outside ("an outside man") or from within the organization.

5. 5

   Extending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc.

   Although a marriage to "one of ours" was encouraged, an outside marriage was not condemned if it would be to a believer of a similar faith. Some of the immigrants' children married Australians and joined Australian Churches.

6. 6

   Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.

   The first pitch is ... just a bit outside.

7. 7

   Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; maximum.

   an outside estimate

8. 8

   Positioned towards the central division of a road: towards the right-hand side if one drives on the left, or left-hand side if one drives on the right.

   the outside lane of the motorway

9. 9

   Positioned towards the shoulder of a road: towards the left-hand side if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.

   the outside lane of the highway

10. 10

    Not legally married to or related to (e.g. not born in wedlock to), and/or not residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. (Compare out of wedlock, nonresidential.)

    Isaac Nathan's Christian wife served as godmother to his outside son, born after their Christian marriage. She allowed the boy, but not his mother, to live with her, her husband, and their two children.

    An 'outside wife' has limited social recognition and status because her husband typically refuses to declare her publicly as his wife. She also has much less social and politico-jural recognition than an 'inside wife' [...]

    The legitimacy and inheritance rights of children were questionable, because colonial law did not acknowledge the validity of an outside marriage contracted after a monogamous, Christian one.

    A husband will thus have responsibilities to his own household, as well as to those in which his “outside” children reside.

adverb

1. 1

   To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place.

   I am going outside.

   Residents of the city rarely ventured outside.

   Jurgis waited outside and walked home with Marija.

2. 2

   To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place. Not in prison.

   It is the prison that supports the image of the criminal […] he's lost when he's outside.

3. 3

   To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place. Beyond the breaking waves.

   Taking off outside in the green.

4. 4

   Outdoors.

   I slept outside last night.

   Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime. Their bases were on a level with the pavement outside, a narrow way which was several feet lower than the road behind the house.

   Harry and David spent most of their childhood outside, developing an intimate knowledge of the animals, waterways, and plant life of Mid Wales.

preposition

1. 1

   On the outside of, not inside (something, such as a building).

   There is jurisdiction over an offense under section 601 committed outside the United States if the individual committing the offense is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence (as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act).

   Hepaticology, outside the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, still lies deep in the shadow cast by that ultimate "closet taxonomist," Franz Stephani—a ghost whose shadow falls over us all.

2. 2

   Beyond the scope, limits, or borders of.

   tourists from outside the country

3. 3

   Near, but not in.

   Up the hill Richmond town was burning briskly; outside the town of Richmond there was no trace of the Black Smoke.

   Jane Green […] lives outside New York City with her husband and children.

   Kastner lives in University City with his wife, Leslie Cohen, who works for the Jewish Federation, and their 17-month-old old son. Kastner grew up outside Cleveland.

4. 4

   Except, apart from.

   Outside of winning the lottery, the only way to succeed is through many years of hard work.

verb

1. 1

   To ostracize or exclude.

   Alison affirms that the kingdom of God does not rely on the sort of “outsiding” that most people find necessary to affirm identity. Keenan, echoing this claim, writes, “While the rest of humanity finds its identity in excluding, Jesus works for a sense of inclusiveness that defines him and, hopefully, us.”

   While the queer subject is outsided by the norm of reproductive heterosexuality, it feels its material effects and affects, even embodies this outsided-ness; […]

Forms

plural

outsides

comparative

more outside

superlative

most outside

past tense

outsided

past participle

outsided

present participle

outsiding

third person singular

outsides