Dictionary definition · put out
verb
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to"Sorry to trouble you, but …"
- put out considerable effort"He put out the same for seven managers"
- deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion"smother fires"
- thrust or extend out"He held out his hand"
- put out, as of a candle or a light"Douse the lights"
- be sexually active"She is supposed to put out"
- cause to be out on a fielding play
- retire"he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field"
- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale"publish a magazine or newspaper"
- administer an anesthetic drug to"The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).