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English verb: put out

1. put out (social) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to


SamplesSorry to trouble you, but....


Synonymsbother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, trouble


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on


Narrower (hyponym)distress, straiten

2. put out (creation) put out considerable effort


SamplesHe put out the same for seven managers.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)create, make, produce

3. put out (contact) deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion


SamplesSmother fires.


Synonymssmother


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)extinguish, snuff out


Entailcover

4. put out (body) thrust or extend out


SamplesHe held out his hand.
Point a finger.
Extend a hand.
The bee exserted its sting.


Synonymsexsert, extend, hold out, stretch forth, stretch out


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)gesticulate, gesture, motion


Narrower (hyponym)hyperextend

5. put out (weather) put out, as of a candle or a light


SamplesDouse the lights.


Synonymsdouse


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out

6. put out (stative) be sexually active


SamplesShe is supposed to put out.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)be

7. put out (contact) cause to be out on a fielding play


Synonymsretire


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)diddle, fiddle, play, toy


Domain categorybaseball, baseball game

8. put out (competition) retire


SamplesHe was put out at third base on a long throw from left field.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)play


Domain categorybaseball, baseball game

9. put out (communication) prepare and issue for public distribution or sale


SamplesPublish a magazine or newspaper.


ExamplesSam and Sue put out the movie


Synonymsbring out, issue, publish, release


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)air, bare, publicise, publicize


Narrower (hyponym)edit

10. put out (body) administer an anesthetic drug to


SamplesThe patient must be anesthetized before the operation.
Anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth.


Synonymsanaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put under


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)dose, drug


Narrower (hyponym)block, chloroform, cocainise, cocainize, etherise, etherize, freeze


Antonymsbring to, bring back, bring round, bring around









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