Dictionary definition · come out
verb
- appear or become visible; make a showing"She turned up at the funeral"
- be issued or published"Did your latest book appear yet?"
- come out of"Water issued from the hole in the wall"
- result or end"How will the game turn out?"
- drop out"His hair and teeth fell out"
- take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal"Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
- make oneself visible; take action"Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"
- bulge outward"His eyes popped"
- to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality"This actor outed last year"
- be made known; be disclosed or revealed"The truth will out"
- break out"The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).