put out

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The veterinarian will put out the cat with a gentle anesthetic before the procedure.

Definition

Verb (transitive):
- To extinguish: To cause something that is burning, such as a fire, candle, or light, to stop burning.
- To inconvenience or bother: To cause trouble, discomfort, or inconvenience to someone.
- To produce and make available: To prepare and issue something for public distribution, such as a publication, statement, or product.
- To cause to be out (in sports): In baseball, to cause a runner or batter to be declared out.
- To exert or expend: To use a significant amount of effort or work.
- To dislocate: To cause a joint, such as a shoulder, to become displaced from its socket (often used in the passive voice: "to have a joint put out").

Usage Examples

To extinguish:
- Please put out the campfire before you go to sleep.
- She put out the candles after the birthday song.
To inconvenience:
- Would it put you out if I arrived an hour later?
- I hope this request doesn't put you out too much.
To produce and make available:
- The studio puts out three new films each year.
- The government put out a warning about the storm.
To cause to be out (in sports):
- The catcher put the runner out with a perfect throw.
To exert effort:
- He put out a great effort to finish the project on time.

Advanced Usage

"To be put out" (idiomatic): To be annoyed, offended, or inconvenienced.
- She was very put out by their rude comments.
"Put out a contract" (idiomatic): To arrange for someone to be killed, typically by hiring a criminal.
- The gangster put out a contract on the informant's life. (Note: This is a specific, figurative idiom.)

Variants and Related Words

Output (noun): The amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry.
- The factory's output increased this quarter.
Outage (noun): A period when a service, especially electrical power, is unavailable.
- The storm caused a widespread power outage.

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs

Put out feelers: To make discreet or tentative inquiries.
- The company is putting out feelers to see if there's interest in a merger.
Put out to pasture: To retire someone or something, often because they are old or no longer useful.
- After forty years of service, the old manager was put out to pasture.

Related Idioms

Put out a fire (literal & figurative): To extinguish a fire; to deal with an urgent problem or crisis.
- The manager spent the morning putting out fires caused by the computer glitch.
Put out the welcome mat: To give someone a very warm and hospitable reception.
- The town really put out the welcome mat for the visiting athletes.

The veterinarian will put out the cat with a gentle anesthetic before the procedure.

Verb

administer an anesthetic drug to
- The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
- anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
- publish a magazine or newspaper
retire
- he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field
cause to be out on a fielding play
be sexually active
- She is supposed to put out
put out, as of a candle or a light
- Douse the lights
thrust or extend out
- He held out his hand
- point a finger
- extend a hand
- the bee exserted its sting
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
- smother fires
put out considerable effort
- He put out the same for seven managers
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- Sorry to trouble you, but...

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