A porter in a British hotel comes upon an American tourist impatiently jabbing at the button for the lift.
"Sir, the lift will be here in a moment."
"Lift? Lift?" replies the American. "Oh, you mean the elevator."
"No sir, here we call it a lift."
"Well, as it was invented in the United States, it’s called an elevator."
"Yes sir, but as the language was invented here, it’s called a lift."
n. - detachment posted at a distance from an army.
- distant branch or settlement (outpost of empire).
OUTRAGE
—n. - extreme violation of others' rights, sentiments, etc.
- gross offence or indignity.
- fierce resentment. —v. (-ging) 1 subject to outrage.
- commit an outrage against.
- shock and anger. [french outrer exceed, from latin ultra beyond]
OUTRANK
v. Be superior in rank to.
OUTSELL
v. (past and past part. -sold) 1 sell more than.
- be sold in greater quantities than.
OUTSIDE
broadcast n. One not made in a studio.
- interest n. Hobby etc. Not connected with one's work.
- world n. Society outside the confines of an institution etc.
- —n. - external side or surface; outer parts.
- external appearance; outward aspect.
- position on the outer side (gate opens from the outside). —adj. - a of, on, or nearer the outside; outer. B not in the main building (outside toilet).
- not belonging to a particular group or organization (outside help).
- (of a chance etc.) Remote; very unlikely.
- (of an estimate etc.) The greatest or highest possible (the outside price).
- (of a player in football etc.) Positioned nearest to the edge of the field (outside left). —adv. - on or to the outside.
- in or to the open air.
- not within, enclosed, or included.
- slang not in prison. —prep. - not in; to or at the exterior of.
- external to, not included in, beyond the limits of. at the outside (of an estimate etc.) At the most. From the outside from an objective or impartial standpoint.
