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put out

• extinguish something that is burning.
• "fire crews from Grangetown put out the blaze"
Similar: extinguish, quench, douse, stamp out, smother, beat out, blow out, snuff out, dout,
• lay something out ready for use.
• "she put out glasses and paper napkins"
• issue, release, or broadcast a product or message.
• "the police put out a bulletin"
Similar: issue, publish, release, bring out, broadcast, circulate, make known, make public, publicize, post,
• cause someone trouble or inconvenience.
• "would it put you out too much to let her visit you for a couple of hours?"
Similar: inconvenience, trouble, bother, impose on, cause inconvenience to, create difficulties for, put someone to any trouble, disoblige, put someone on the spot, discommode, incommode,
• (in sport) defeat a player or team and so eliminate them from a competition.
• "they had a great chance to put France out of the World Cup in the closing minutes"
• make someone unconscious by means of drugs or an anaesthetic.
• "the injection will put you out for ten minutes"
• (of a ship) leave a port or harbour.
• "she stepped into the boat and put out to sea"
• dislocate a joint.
• "she fell off her horse and put her shoulder out"
• (of a company) allocate work to a contractor or freelancer to be done off the premises.
• "a big agency might put the work out to an independent merchandizing company"
• (of an engine or motor) produce a particular amount of power.
• "the non-turbo is expected to put out about 250 bhp"
• agree to have sex with someone.


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