outs
Ways to leave
Outs is primarily a baseball term for the number of times batters or runners have been retired: two outs in the ninth inning.
More broadly, outs are ways of escaping a situation: He's looking for outs on this contract.
The phrase on the outs means estranged or in disfavor: She's been on the outs with her family since the argument.
Keeping part of oneself secret
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- unmaskingRevealing what's hidden
- publicAvailable to all
secret · identity · celebrity · politician · scandal · privacy · tabloid · whistleblower
Rejected, excluded people
- outsidersThose not belonging
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
- blacklistedFormally excluded or barred
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
expelled · banished · exiled · marginalized · pariah · rejected · snubbed · cold-shouldered
Way to leave
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
- alibiDefense of location
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
pretext · evasion · workaround · alternative · option · backdoor · getaway · avoidance
Team batting periods
- strikeoutsFailed plate appearances
- flyoutsOuts from caught balls
- groundoutsOuts via infield throws
- putoutsRecorded defensive outs
double-play · lineup · at-bat · retired · scoreboard · defense · fielding · diamond
Terminated from employment
- terminatedBrought to an end
- laid-offTerminated from employment
- sackedDismissed from a job
- axedAbruptly dismissed
ousted · removed · discharged · booted · canned · downsized · furloughed · severance
closeted
Keeping part of oneself secret
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- unmaskingRevealing what's hidden
public · secret · identity · celebrity · politician · scandal · privacy · tabloid · whistleblower · leaked
outcasts
Rejected, excluded people
- outsidersThose not belonging
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
- blacklistedFormally excluded or barred
shunned · expelled · banished · exiled · marginalized · pariah · rejected · snubbed · cold-shouldered · blackballed
exit
Way to leave
dodge · pretext · evasion · workaround · alternative · option · backdoor · getaway · avoidance · exemption
innings
Team batting periods
- strikeoutsFailed plate appearances
- flyoutsOuts from caught balls
- groundoutsOuts via infield throws
putouts · double-play · lineup · at-bat · retired · scoreboard · defense · fielding · diamond · dugout
fired
Terminated from employment
- terminatedBrought to an end
- laid-offTerminated from employment
- sackedDismissed from a job
axed · ousted · removed · discharged · booted · canned · downsized · furloughed · severance · unemployment
- bat-and-ballbat, ball, batter, pitcher, catcher
- gambling oddsodds, probability, house edge, expected value, EV
- poker statswin rate, ROI, EV, expected value, variance
- card termsace, pair, flush, king of hearts, straight