Lexic.us

Definition of Give out

1. Verb. Give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.. "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"

2. Verb. Give to several people. "The teacher handed out the exams"

3. Verb. Prove insufficient. "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"

4. Verb. Stop operating or functioning. "These cars won't give out "; "Her eyesight went after the accident"

Definition of Give out

1. Verb. ''transitive''. to utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. '''to give (it) out:''' to profess, give it to be believed that. also, '''to give (a person) out''' to be (so and so) ¹

2. Verb. to announce (a hymn) to be sung; to read out (the words) for the congregation to sing ¹

3. Verb. to send forth, emit; to cause to be sent forth. also, to put forth, utter (prayers) ¹

4. Verb. to issue; to distribute ¹

5. Verb. ''intransitive'' of persons: to desist (in later use, to desist through exhaustion of strength or patience). of an implement, a limb, a machine, etc.: to break down, get out of order, fail. of a supply: to run short, come to an end ¹

6. Verb. (Ireland, idiomatic). To complain, sulk, chastise. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Give Out

give it the gun give it up give lie to give me give me liberty or give me death give notice give of oneself give off give one's all give one's best

give one's eye-teeth give one's notice give one enough rope give oneself airs give or take give out (current term) give over give place give rise give rise to

give some skin give somebody a hand give somebody a hard time give somebody a piece of one's mind give somebody an earful give somebody pause give somebody the brush-off give somebody the cold shoulder give somebody the heave-ho give somebody the old heave-ho

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