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Formally sends out or puts into circulation
“Not till about 3 o'clock did reporters pull enough facts together to put out the news that an assassination had been attempted.”
To remove or place something outside
“Back home, she put out the trash, fully expecting to bring it in again the next day when garbagemen failed to show up for the fourth time in a row.”
To extinguish a flame or fire
“Faneuff gives all the credit for saving the home to the firefighters who put out the blaze.”
To exert or put to use
“He would still put out his best effort to bring the perpetrator to justice.”
To cause someone inconvenience
“I don't want you to put yourself out for us, one bit. We are the last persons in the world to deserve any consideration from you.”
To irritate or upset someone
“I don't mean to put you out, but it's best if Jimmy and I stay here tonight. You never know if that scoundrel will come back.”
To expel or send away, especially permanently
To offend the modesty or values of
To cause pain or injury to
To hold (something) out towards someone
To throw into a state of distress marked by confusion
To broadcast through media
To tranquilize by giving a sedative
To destroy (usually forcefully) or to put an end to
To make or produce
To hand over or expend as payment
To bring or transport something to its destination
To begin a voyage, especially on water
To turn or switch off
To physically and visibly hold, carry or brandish
To produce a state of hypnosis in (someone)
To have on offer, or available, as a resource
To emit or give off
(of a material) To stretch or open out
To put a body part, such as a bone or joint, out of its usual place
To (attempt to) quell or put an end to
To remove or take away from
To arrange or set in some sort of order
To transfer the possession of something to someone
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