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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." [syn: trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother]
2: put out considerable effort; "He put out the same for seven managers"
3: deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires" [syn: smother, put out]
4: thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" [syn: exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth]
5: put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights" [syn: douse, put out]
6: be sexually active; "She is supposed to put out"
7: cause to be out on a fielding play [syn: put out, retire]
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" [syn: publish, bring out, put out, issue, release]
10: administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth" [syn: anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under, put out] [ant: bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to]

Merriam Webster's

verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. extinguish <put the fire out> 2. exert, use <put out considerable effort> 3. publish, issue 4. to produce for sale 5. a. disconcert, embarrass b. annoy, irritate c. inconvenience <don't put yourself out for us> 6. to cause to be out (as in baseball or cricket) intransitive verb 1. to set out from shore 2. to make an effort 3. to engage in sexual intercourse

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

I. 1. If you put out an announcement or story, you make it known to a lot of people. The French news agency put out a statement from the Trade Minister. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P 2. If you put out a fire, candle, or cigarette, you make it stop burning. Firemen tried to free the injured and put out the blaze... He lit a half-cigarette and almost immediately put it out again. = extinguish PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P 3. If you put out an electric light, you make it stop shining by pressing a switch. He crossed to the bedside table and put out the light. = turn out ? turn on PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P 4. If you put out things that will be needed, you place them somewhere ready to be used. Paula had put out her luggage for the coach... I slowly unpacked the teapot and put it out on the table. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P 5. If you put out your hand, you move it forward, away from your body. He put out his hand to Alfred... She put her hand out and tried to touch her mother's arm. = stretch out, extend PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P 6. If you put someone out, you cause them trouble because they have to do something for you. I've always put myself out for others and I'm not doing it any more. PHRASAL VERB: V n P 7. In a sporting competition, to put out a player or team means to defeat them so that they are no longer in the competition. Another Spaniard, Emilio Sanchez, put out Jens Woehrmann in three sets. ...the debatable goal that put Villa out of the UEFA Cup in Milan. = knock out PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P of n, also V n P 8. see also put out II. If you feel put out, you feel rather annoyed or upset. I did not blame him for feeling put out... ADJ: v-link ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

1. Eject, expel, drive out. 2. Extend, protrude, hold out, stretch forth. 3. Emit, send out, throw out, shoot out. 4. Extinguish. 5. Publish, issue, make public. 6. Dislocate, luxate. 7. Confuse, disconcert, interrupt. 8. Offend, displease, anger, provoke, vex, irritate. 9. Place at interest.

Moby Thesaurus

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