[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

out \out\ out, adv. oe. out, ut, oute, ute, as. =ut, and
   =ute, =utan, fr. =ut; akin to d. uit, os. =ut, g.
   aus, ohg. =uz, icel. =ut, sw. ut, dan. ud, goth. ut, skr.
   ud. root198. cf. about, but, prep., carouse, utter,
   a.
   in its original and strict sense, out means from the interior
   of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in
   a position or relation which is exterior to something; --
   opposed to in or into. the something may be expressed
   after of, from, etc. see out of, below; or, if not
   expressed, it is implied; as, he is out; or, he is out of the
   house, office, business, etc.; he came out; or, he came out
   from the ship, meeting, sect, party, etc. out is used in a
   variety of applications, as: 
   1913 webster

   1. away; abroad; off; from home, or from a certain, or a
      usual, place; not in; not in a particular, or a usual,
      place; as, the proprietor is out, his team was taken out.
      opposite of in. "my shoulder blade is out." --shak.
      1913 webster

            he hath been out of the country nine years.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy,
      constraint, etc., actual or figurative; hence, not in
      concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of
      freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; a matter
      of public knowledge; as, the sun shines out; he laughed
      out, to be out at the elbows; the secret has leaked out,
      or is out; the disease broke out on his face; the book is
      out.
      1913 webster

            leaves are out and perfect in a month. --bacon.
      1913 webster

            she has not been out in general society very long.
                                                  --h. james.
      1913 webster

   3. beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to
      the end; completely; hence, in, or into, a condition of
      extinction, exhaustion, completion; as, the fuel, or the
      fire, has burned out; that style is on the way out. "hear
      me out." --dryden.
      1913 webster

            deceitful men shall not live out half their days.
                                                  --ps. iv. 23.
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            when the butt is out, we will drink water. --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or
      into, a state of want, loss, or deprivation; -- used of
      office, business, property, knowledge, etc.; as, the
      democrats went out and the whigs came in; he put his money
      out at interest. "land that is out at rack rent." --locke.
      "he was out fifty pounds." --bp. fell.
      1913 webster

            i have forgot my part, and i am out.  --shak.
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   5. beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct,
      proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or
      incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement,
      opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation. "lancelot
      and i are out." --shak.
      1913 webster

            wicked men are strangely out in the calculating of
            their own interest.                   --south.
      1913 webster

            very seldom out, in these his guesses. --addison.
      1913 webster

   6. not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the
      state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores.
      1913 webster

   7. out of fashion; unfashionable; no longer in current vogue;
      unpopular.
      pjc

   note: out is largely used in composition as a prefix, with
         the same significations that it has as a separate word;
         as outbound, outbreak, outbuilding, outcome, outdo,
         outdoor, outfield. see also the first note under
         over, adv.
         1913 webster

   day in, day out, from the beginning to the limit of each of
      several days; day by day; every day.

   out at, out in, out on, etc., elliptical phrases, that
      to which out refers as a source, origin, etc., being
      omitted; as, out of the house and at the barn; out of
      the house, road, fields, etc., and in the woods.

            three fishers went sailing out into the west,
            out into the west, as the sun went down. --c.
                                                  kingsley.

   note: in these lines after out may be understood, "of the
         harbor," "from the shore," "of sight," or some similar
         phrase. the complete construction is seen in the
         saying: "out of the frying pan into the fire."

   out from, a construction similar to out of below. see
      of and from.

   out of, a phrase which may be considered either as composed
      of an adverb and a preposition, each having its
      appropriate office in the sentence, or as a compound
      preposition. considered as a preposition, it denotes, with
      verbs of movement or action, from the interior of; beyond
      the limit: from; hence, origin, source, motive, departure,
      separation, loss, etc.; -- opposed to in or into; also
      with verbs of being, the state of being derived, removed,
      or separated from. examples may be found in the phrases
      below, and also under vocabulary words; as, out of breath;
      out of countenance.

   out of cess, beyond measure, excessively. --shak.

   out of character, unbecoming; improper.

   out of conceit with, not pleased with. see under conceit.
      

   out of date, not timely; unfashionable; antiquated.

   out of door, out of doors, beyond the doors; from the
      house; not inside a building; in, or into, the open air;
      hence, figuratively, shut out; dismissed. see under
      door, also, out-of-door, outdoor, outdoors, in the
      vocabulary. "he 's quality, and the question's out of
      door," --dryden.

   out of favor, disliked; under displeasure.

   out of frame, not in correct order or condition; irregular;
      disarranged. --latimer.

   out of hand, immediately; without delay or preparation;
      without hesitation or debate; as, to dismiss a suggestion
      out of hand. "ananias . . . fell down and died out of
      hand." --latimer.

   out of harm's way, beyond the danger limit; in a safe
      place.

   out of joint, not in proper connection or adjustment;
      unhinged; disordered. "the time is out of joint." --shak.

   out of mind, not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit
      of memory; as, time out of mind.

   out of one's head, beyond commanding one's mental powers;
      in a wandering state mentally; delirious. colloq.

   out of one's time, beyond one's period of minority or
      apprenticeship.

   out of order, not in proper order; disarranged; in
      confusion.

   out of place, not in the usual or proper place; hence, not
      proper or becoming.

   out of pocket, in a condition of having expended or lost
      more money than one has received.

   out of print, not in market, the edition printed being
      exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, etc.

   out of the question, beyond the limits or range of
      consideration; impossible to be favorably considered.

   out of reach, beyond one's reach; inaccessible.

   out of season, not in a proper season or time; untimely;
      inopportune.

   out of sorts, wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell;
      unhappy; cross. see under sort, n.

   out of temper, not in good temper; irritated; angry.

   out of time, not in proper time; too soon, or too late.

   out of time, not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an
      agreeing temper; fretful.

   out of twist, out of winding, or out of wind, not in
      warped condition; perfectly plain and smooth; -- said of
      surfaces.

   out of use, not in use; unfashionable; obsolete.

   out of the way.
      a on one side; hard to reach or find; secluded.
      b improper; unusual; wrong.

   out of the woods, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or
      doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. colloq.

   out to out, from one extreme limit to another, including
      the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to
      measurements.

   out west, in or towards, the west; specifically, in some
      western state or territory. u. s.

   to come out, to cut out, to fall out, etc. see under
      come, cut, fall, etc.

   to make out see to make out under make, v. t. and v.
      i..

   to put out of the way, to kill; to destroy.

   week in, week out. see day in, day out above.
      1913 webster
see also:
about but carouse utter in into 
out of over day in, day out out at out in 
out on out from out of of from 
out of cess out of character out of conceit with conceit out of date 
out of door out of doors door out-of-door outdoor 
outdoors out of favor out of frame out of hand out of harm's way 
out of joint out of mind out of one's head out of one's time out of order 
out of place out of pocket out of print out of the question out of reach 
out of season out of sorts sort out of temper out of time 
out of twist out of winding out of wind out of use out of the way 
out of the woods out to out out west to come out to cut out 
to fall out come cut fall to make out 
to make out make to put out of the way week in, week out 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pocket \pock"et\ po^k"e^t, n. oe. poket, prov. f.  of.
   poquette, f. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, f. poche;
   probably of teutonic origin. see poke a pocket, and cf.
   poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and pouch.
   1. a bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a
      garment for carrying small articles, particularly money;
      hence, figuratively, money; wealth.
      1913 webster

   2. one of several bags attached to a billiard table, into
      which the balls are driven.
      1913 webster

   3. a large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as
      ginger, hops, cowries, etc.
      1913 webster

   note: in the wool or hop trade, the pocket contains half a
         sack, or about 168 ibs.; but it is a variable quantity,
         the articles being sold by actual weight.
         1913 webster

   4. arch. a hole or space covered by a movable piece of
      board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, or the like.
      1913 webster

   5. mining.
      a a cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or
          other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a
          cavity.
      b a hole containing water.
          1913 webster

   6. nat. a strip of canvas, sewn upon a sail so that a
      batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.
      1913 webster

   7. zool. same as pouch.
      1913 webster

   8. any hollow place suggestive of a pocket in form or use;
      specif.:
      a a bin for storing coal, grain, etc.
      b a socket for receiving the foot of a post, stake, etc.
      c a bight on a lee shore.
      d a small cavity in the body, especially one abnormally
          filled with a fluid; as, a pocket of pus.
      e dentistry a small space between a tooth and the
          adjoining gum, formed by an abnormal separation of the
          gum from the tooth.
          webster 1913 suppl. +pjc

   9. an isolated group or area which has properties in contrast
      to the surrounding area; as, a pocket of poverty in an
      affluent region; pockets of resistance in a conquered
      territory; a pocket of unemployment in a booming ecomony.
      pjc

   10. football the area from which a quarterback throws a
       pass, behind the line of scrimmage, delineated by the
       defensive players of his own team who protect him from
       attacking opponents; as, he had ample time in the pocket
       to choose an open receiver.
       pjc

   11. baseball the part of a baseball glove covering the palm
       of the wearer's hand.
       pjc

   12. bowling the space between the head pin and one of the
       pins in the second row, considered as the optimal point
       at which to aim the bowling ball in order to get a
       strike.
       pjc

   note: pocket is often used adjectively in the sense of small,
         or in the formation of compound words usually of
         obvious signification; as, pocket knife, pocket comb,
         pocket compass, pocket edition, pocket handkerchief,
         pocket money, pocket picking, or pocket-picking, etc.
         1913 webster

   deep pocket or

   deep pockets, wealth or substantial financial assets.

   note: used esp. in legal actions, where plaintiffs desire to
         find a defendant with "deep pockets", so as to be able
         to actually obtain the sum of damages which may be
         judged due to him. this contrasts with a
         "judgment-proof" defendant, one who has neither assets
         nor insurance, and against whom a judgment for monetary
         damages would be uncollectable and worthless. 

   out of pocket. see under out, prep.

   pocket borough, a borough "owned" by some person. see under
      borough. eng.

   pocket gopher zool., any one of several species of
      american rodents of the genera geomys, and thomomys,
      family geomydae. they have large external cheek
      pouches, and are fossorial in their habits. they inhabit
      north america, from the mississippi valley west to the
      pacific. called also pouched gopher.

   pocket mouse zool., any species of american mice of the
      family saccomyidae. they have external cheek pouches.
      some of them are adapted for leaping genus dipadomys,
      and are called kangaroo mice. they are native of the
      southwestern united states, mexico, etc.

   pocket piece, a piece of money kept in the pocket and not
      spent.

   pocket pistol, a pistol to be carried in the pocket.

   pocket sheriff eng. law, a sheriff appointed by the sole
      authority of the crown, without a nomination by the judges
      in the exchequer. --burrill.
      1913 webster
see also:
poke poach pouch deep pocket deep pockets out of pocket 
out pocket borough borough pocket gopher geomys 
thomomys geomydae pouched gopher pocket mouse saccomyidae 
dipadomys kangaroo mice pocket piece pocket pistol pocket sheriff 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

57 moby thesaurus words for "out of pocket":
   at a loss, badly off, bankrupt in, bare of, bereft of, denuded of,
   deprived of, destitute of, devoid of, distressed, down to bedrock,
   embarrassed, empty of, feeling the pinch, for want of, forlorn of,
   hard up, ill off, impecunious, in queer street, in default of,
   in narrow circumstances, in reduced circumstances,
   in straitened circumstances, in the red, in want of, lacking,
   land-poor, missing, narrow, needing, on the edge, out, out of,
   pinched, poor, poorly off, reduced, scant of, short, short of,
   short of cash, short of funds, short of money, shy, shy of,
   squeezed, straitened, strapped, to the bad, unblessed with,
   unmoneyed, unpossessed of, unprofitably, unprosperous, void of,
   wanting

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