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put out
1. n. (baseball) The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
Jones recorded 15 put outs in the first half of the season.
2. adj. Taking offense; indignant.
He was put out at the mere suggestion of misconduct.
3. v. To place outside or eject.
Don’t forget to put out the cat.
4. v. To produce.
The factory puts out 4000 units each day.
5. v. To injure a part of the body, especially a joint.
Don’t put out your back trying to lift that.
Be careful with those scissors, or you'll put your eye out!
6. v. To inconvenience or disturb someone, such as by moving in or requesting assistance.
I don't want to put you out, it's just vital that I get this done tonight.
7. v. To extinguish (a flame or light).
They worked for days to put out the brushfire.
8. v. To eliminate from a competition.
9. v. (slang) To consent to sex.
10. v. (baseball) To cause a player on the offense to be out, especially of men on base.
11. v. (cricket) To cause a batsman (a player on the batting team) to be dismissed or out.
12. v. To sail away, to depart.
Analysis
put		©
1. v. To place something somewhere.
She put her books on the table.
2. v. To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition.
Put your house in order!
He is putting all his energy into this one task.
out		©
See also individual phrasal verbs such as come out, go out, put out, take out, pull out, and so on.
1. adv. Away from the inside or the centre.
The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.
2. adv. Away from home or one's usual place.
Let's eat out tonight

Example Sentences

I don't put in, I don't put out, so to speak.  We want to put out a memorial issue.  Subtlety has been put out for the night and the door has been locked behind it.  When they're put out to pasture they have to die with dignity.  A larger retail store would have been even more strongly resisted by local shopkeepers who fear being put out of business.

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