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put out
[poot out]
verb phrase
to extinguish, as a fire.
Don't forget to put the candle out before you go to bed.
to confuse; embarrass.
It put her out badly when she went to pay and realized her wallet was still at home.
to vex or annoy.
He was put out when I missed our appointment.
to subject to inconvenience.
I don't want to put you out, so I'll wait until after dinner to stop by.
Baseball, Softball, Cricket.to cause to be removed from an opportunity to reach base or score; retire.
Ramirez was put out at third for the second out of the inning.
to publish.
She puts out a new mystery every other year.
to go out to sea.
The fishermen put out well before sunrise.
to manufacture; prepare; produce.
The factory puts out thousands of candy bars an hour.
to exert; apply.
They were putting out their best efforts.
Slang: Offensive.(usually of a woman) to demonstrate willingness or offer to engage in sexual intercourse.
put out
verb
(often passive)
to annoy; anger
to confound or disturb; confuse
to extinguish or douse (a fire, light, etc)
he put out the fire
to poke forward
to put out one's tongue
to be or present a source of inconvenience or annoyance to (a person)
I hope I'm not putting you out
to issue or publish; broadcast
the authorities put out a leaflet
to render unconscious
to dislocate
he put out his shoulder in the accident
to show or exert
the workers put out all their energy in the campaign
to pass, give out (work to be done) at different premises
to lend (money) at interest
cricket to dismiss (a player or team)
baseball to cause (a batter or runner) to be out by a fielding play
noun
baseball a play in which the batter or runner is put out
Word History and Origins
Origin of put out1
Idioms and Phrases
put someone out of their misery,
to euthanize.
We had to put the dog out of his misery, and everyone is still upset.
to end a period of waiting, suspense, or the like.
After she agonized for days about whether she'd be laid off, upper management finally put her out of her misery and sent her home.
put oneself out, to take pains; go to trouble or expense.
She has certainly put herself out to see that everyone is comfortable.
Extinguish, as in We put out the fire before we turned in . [Early 1500s]
Also, put to sea . Leave a port or harbor, as in They put out yesterday morning . [Late 1500s]
Publish, as in They put out a weekly newsletter . [Early 1500s]
Engage in sex. This usage is applied solely to women, as in She had a reputation for putting out . [ Vulgar slang ; mid-1900s] Also see put one out .
Example Sentences
The Department of Homeland Security put out a news release stating it had captured the “worst of the worst Illegal Alien Criminals in Los Angeles.”
Firefighters can be seen picking their way across the burnt ground, attempting to put out the still smouldering wreckage with their hoses.
Such attacks have caused widespread international concern, as many hospitals and medical facilities have been put out of action - and the lives of patients and staff put at risk.
"But Reform the next day put out a press release saying the price for working with the Conservatives would be extremely high. So on that basis, I assumed that was the door closed on me."
A settlement could “legitimize the narrative that Trump puts out that there’s some sort of corruption within these media entities,” Cummings said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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