outside

1. 1.

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

   He's repainting the outside of his house.

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.

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.

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

8. 8.

   (UK, colloquial, dated)A passenger riding on the outside of a coach or carriage.

1. 1.

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

   The outside surface looks good.

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.

3. 3.

   Away from the interior or center of something.

4. 4.

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

   The Board did not trust outside information about their rivals.

5. 5.

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

6. 6.

   (baseball, of a pitch) 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.

   (UK)(chiefly UK) 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.

   (US)(chiefly US) 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.

    (of a person) 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.)

    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.

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.

2. 2.

   Outdoors.

   I slept outside last night.

owtside

1. 1.

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

   1919 June 28, the Allied and Associated Powers and Germany, Treaty of Versailles, Part IV—German Rights and Interests outside Germany, In territory outside her European frontiers as fixed by the present Treaty, Germany renounces all rights, titles and privileges whatever in or over territory which belonged to her or to her allies, and all rights, titles and privileges whatever their origin which she held as against the Allied and Associated Powers.

2. 2.

   Beyond the scope, limits, or borders of.

   tourists from outside the country

3. 3.

   Near, but not in.

   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.

   (usually)(usually with “of”) Except, apart from.

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

1. 1.

   (transitive)To ostracize or exclude.