out·ing 
/ˈaʊtɪŋ/ noun
plural out·ings /ˈaʊtɪŋ/ noun [count] 1 : a brief trip that people take for fun usually as a group
▪ We went on a backpacking outing. ▪ a family/school outing — often + to ▪ She took the children on an outing to the zoo. 2 : a time when an athlete (such as a baseball pitcher) competes in a game or contest
▪ The pitcher has struggled in his last three outings. [=the last three times he has pitched in a game] ▪ He had a good/bad outing. [=he played well/poorly] 3 a : an act of telling the public that a person is homosexual when that person does not want the public to know
▪ the outing of a famous actor by gay activists
b : an act of telling people that a person has a certain job, identity, etc., that was supposed to be kept secret
▪ the outing of a secret agent
▪ We went on a backpacking outing. ▪ a family/school outing — often + to ▪ She took the children on an outing to the zoo.
▪ The pitcher has struggled in his last three outings. [=the last three times he has pitched in a game] ▪ He had a good/bad outing. [=he played well/poorly]
▪ the outing of a famous actor by gay activists
b : an act of telling people that a person has a certain job, identity, etc., that was supposed to be kept secret
▪ the outing of a secret agent
