give out

verb

(tr) to emit or discharge
(tr) to publish or make known
the chairman gave out that he would resign
(tr) to hand out or distribute
they gave out free chewing gum on the street
(intr) to become exhausted; fail
the supply of candles gave out
informal��to reprimand (someone) at length
(tr) cricket (of an umpire) to declare (a batsman) dismissed

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Idioms and Phrases

Allow to be known, declare publicly, as in They gave out that she was ill . [Mid-1300s]

Send forth, emit, as in The machine gave out a steady buzzing . [Mid-1400s]

Distribute, as in They gave out surplus food every week . [c. 1700]

Stop functioning, fail; also, become exhausted or used up. For example, The motor gave out suddenly , or My strength simply gave out . [First half of 1500s]

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Angel City gave out “Immigrant City Football Club” shirts to the first 10,000 fans at Saturday’s match against the North Carolina Courage.

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It says the foundation has given out 19 lorry loads of food that day.

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Australia had added just four more when Lyon was given out lbw - despite reviewing - in the third over of the day after Rabada nipped one back.

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Before he goes home, he’ll probably give out the rest of the flags free to protesters, he said.

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Around Mile 10, I spotted Chris Bennett, Nike’s running global head coach, giving out high-fives and encouraging people to push forward.

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give or take give over

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