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Definition put out in British English

put out phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

to make something stop burning

Example

It took firefighters three hours to put the blaze out.

Example

Please put that cigarette out.

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1.1

to switch off a light

Example

Tara put the light out and went to sleep.

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2

to put something in a place where someone will see it, so that they can use it or have it

Example

I put out food for the birds in cold weather.

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3

to cause problems or difficulties for someone by making them do something for you

Example

It would be lovely to stay with you, but I don't want to put you out.

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3.1

to do something to help someone even if it causes problems or difficulties for you

Example

I don't see why I should put myself out for him.

Example

She really put herself out to get everything ready for us.

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4

to place something outside your house

Example

We usually put the cat out at night.

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4.1

to put waste outside your house so that it can be collected and taken away

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4.2

to hang clothes outside to dry after you have washed them

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5

to produce information for people to read, watch, or hear

Example

Police have put out a warning about an escaped prisoner.

Example

The band put out a statement denying rumours of a split.

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Example

Most of the stuff they put out isn't worth watching.

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5.2

to publish a book, magazine, or newspaper, or produce a video or CD for sale

Example

a company that has put out several new titles this year

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6

to defeat a player or team in a game or competition so that they can no longer take part in it

Example

He was put out in the first round at Wimbledon.

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7

to make someone unconscious by giving them a drug, usually before a medical operation

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8

to affect numbers or calculations in a way that makes them incorrect

Example

If you get one figure wrong it puts the whole calculation out.

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9

if a ship puts out, it sails away from a port

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10

if you put out, you agree to have sex with someone

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11

to injure your back/shoulder etc by moving a bone out of its position in a joint

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12

to move your hand/arm/foot forwards from your body

Example

She put her hand out to stop herself from falling.

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13

to tell people about something

Example

Can you put the word out that the meeting has been cancelled.

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Definition put out in British English