plural of 'out' — an instance of a player being put out in games such as baseball; one of the recorded dismissals that end an inning (e.g., there are three outs per team per inning in baseball).

informal: escape routes, options, or ways to avoid a bad outcome — (usually plural) an 'out' is a contingency or advantage that lets someone avoid failure.

third-person singular present of 'to out' — to expose, reveal, or make known (often used to mean revealing someone's secret, identity, or wrongdoing).