Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

   {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}, {winding}, or {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 put out of the way}, to kill; to destroy.

   {Week in, week out}. See {Day in, day out} (above).

Place \Place\, n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a
   courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of
   platy`s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus.
   Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.]
   1. Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct
      from all other space, or appropriated to some definite
      object or use; position; ground; site; spot; rarely,
      unbounded space.

            Here is the place appointed.          --Shak.

            What place can be for us Within heaven's bound?
                                                  --Milton.

            The word place has sometimes a more confused sense,
            and stands for that space which any body takes up;
            and so the universe is a place.       --Locke.

   2. A broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or
      short part of a street open only at one end. ``Hangman
      boys in the market place.'' --Shak.

   3. A position which is occupied and held; a dwelling; a
      mansion; a village, town, or city; a fortified town or
      post; a stronghold; a region or country.

            Are you native of this place?         --Shak.

   4. Rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement,
      dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or
      position; condition; also, official station; occupation;
      calling. ``The enervating magic of place.'' --Hawthorne.

            Men in great place are thrice servants. --Bacon.

            I know my place as I would they should do theirs.
                                                  --Shak.

   5. Vacated or relinquished space; room; stead (the departure
      or removal of another being or thing being implied). ``In
      place of Lord Bassanio.'' --Shak.

   6. A definite position or passage of a document.

            The place of the scripture which he read was this.
                                                  --Acts viii.
                                                  32.

   7. Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding; as,
      he said in the first place.

   8. Reception; effect; -- implying the making room for.

            My word hath no place in you.         --John viii.
                                                  37.

   9. (Astron.) Position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body;
      -- usually defined by its right ascension and declination,
      or by its latitude and longitude.

   {Place of arms} (Mil.), a place calculated for the rendezvous
      of men in arms, etc., as a fort which affords a safe
      retreat for hospitals, magazines, etc. --Wilhelm.

   {High place} (Script.), a mount on which sacrifices were
      offered. ``Him that offereth in the high place.'' --Jer.
      xlviii. 35.

   {In place}, in proper position; timely.

   {Out of place}, inappropriate; ill-timed; as, his remarks
      were out of place.

   {Place kick} (Football), the act of kicking the ball after it
      has been placed on the ground.

   {Place name}, the name of a place or locality. --London
      Academy.

   {To give place}, to make room; to yield; to give way; to give
      advantage. ``Neither give place to the devil.'' --Eph. iv.
      27. ``Let all the rest give place.'' --Shak.

   {To have place}, to have a station, room, or seat; as, such
      desires can have no place in a good heart.

   {To take place}.
      (a) To come to pass; to occur; as, the ceremony will not
          take place.
      (b) To take precedence or priority. --Addison.
      (c) To take effect; to prevail. ``If your doctrine takes
          place.'' --Berkeley. ``But none of these excuses would
          take place.'' --Spenser.

   {To take the place of}, to be substituted for.

   Syn: Situation; seat; abode; position; locality; location;
        site; spot; office; employment; charge; function; trust;
        ground; room; stead.

Source : WordNet®

out of place
     adj 1: of an inappropriate or misapplied nature [syn: {inapposite}]
     2: not in a proper arrangement; "not a hair was out of place"
        [syn: {out of place(p)}]