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put out

Dictionary definition · put out

verb

  1. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to"Sorry to trouble you, but …"
  2. put out considerable effort"He put out the same for seven managers"
  3. deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion"smother fires"
  4. thrust or extend out"He held out his hand"
  5. put out, as of a candle or a light"Douse the lights"
  6. be sexually active"She is supposed to put out"
  7. cause to be out on a fielding play
  8. retire"he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field"
  9. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale"publish a magazine or newspaper"
  10. administer an anesthetic drug to"The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).