outing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a journey taken for pleasure
    sashay; expedition; pleasure trip; jaunt; junket; excursion.
    • many summer excursions to the shore
    • it was merely a pleasure trip
    • after cautious sashays into the field
  2. noun a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
    field day; picnic.
  3. verb to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
    come out of the closet; come out; out.
    • This actor outed last year
  4. verb reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
    out.
    • The gay actor was outed last week
    • Someone outed a CIA agent
  5. verb be made known; be disclosed or revealed
    come out; out.
    • The truth will out

WordNet

Out"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of going out; an airing; an excursion; as, a summer outing.
  2. A feast given by an apprentice when he is out of his time. Prov. Eng. Halliwell.

Webster 1913