Definition of "outward" []

• Of, located on, or moving toward the outside or exterior; outer. (adjective)
• Relating to the physical self: a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections. (adjective)
• Purely external; superficial: outward composure. (adjective)
• Toward the outside; away from a central point. (adverb)
• Archaic On the outside; externally. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Hold out one arm, say the left, straight in front at shoulder level; holding the ball in the right hand, swing the right arm outward in a full circle; toss the ball upward from under the outstretched arm, and catch with the hand that threw, palm _outward_."
• "Toss the ball under the upraised knee as follows: Holding the ball in the right hand, raise the right knee upward, bent at an angle, swing the right arm in circle outward, and toss the ball upward from under the knee; that is, from the inner side of the leg; catch with the hand that threw, palm _outward_."
• "Here they keep up an inward and outward wave-like movement, which is quicker and has greater force in the _outward_ direction."