'give out' definitions:

Definition of 'give out'

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" [syn: emit, give out, give off] [ant: absorb, take in]

verb

Give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams" [syn: distribute, give out, hand out, pass out]

verb

Prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought" [syn: fail, run out, give out]

verb

Stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down]

Synonyms of 'give out'

From: Moby Thesaurus

accord,
administer,
afford,
air,
allot,
allow,
award,
be consumed,
be used up,
bestow,
bestow on,
blow,
break,
break down,
break it to,
break the news,
breathe,
breathe out,
broach,
burn out,
cave in,
circulate,
collapse,
come across with,
come apart,
come out with,
come unstuck,
communicate,
confer,
confide,
confide to,
conk out,
crack up,
crumble,
deal,
deal out,
decline,
deliver,
deliver over,
disburse,
dish out,
disintegrate,
dispense,
disperse,
display,
dispose,
distribute,
divulgate,
divulge,
dole,
dole out,
donate,
droop,
drop,
dry up,
emit,
evacuate,
evulgate,
excrete,
exhale,
exhaust,
expire,
extend,
fade,
fail,
faint,
fatigue,
fizzle out,
flag,
fork out,
fork over,
forward,
fume,
gasp,
get tired,
gift,
gift with,
give,
give freely,
give in,
give off,
give over,
give vent to,
give way,
go downhill,
go haywire,
go kaput,
go soft,
go to pieces,
go wrong,
grant,
grow weary,
hand,
hand in,
hand out,
hand over,
heap,
help to,
hit the skids,
impart,
issue,
jade,
lactate,
languish,
lavish,
let get around,
let have,
let in on,
let out,
make known,
make public,
measure out,
mete,
mete out,
offer,
open the floodgates,
open the sluices,
open up,
out with,
pack up,
pant,
parcel out,
pass,
pass around,
pass out,
pass over,
pay out,
peg out,
peter out,
pine,
play out,
poop out,
portion out,
pour,
present,
produce,
proffer,
publish,
puff,
puff and blow,
put out,
rain,
reach,
reek,
release,
render,
resign,
reveal,
run down,
run dry,
run out,
secern,
secrete,
serve,
shell out,
shower,
sink,
slip,
smoke,
snow,
spoon out,
steam,
succumb,
surrender,
tear,
tell,
tender,
throw,
throw off,
tire,
transfer,
turn over,
utter,
vapor,
vent,
ventilate,
vouchsafe,
waste,
water,
weaken,
wear away,
wear thin,
weary,
weep,
wheeze,
wilt,
yield

Words containing 'give out'

Give,
Gives,
Giving,
Giving in,
Giving out,
To give,
To give in,
To give off,
To give on,
To give out,
To give over,
To give up,
give in,
give off,
give over,
give the once over,
give up,
giving up,
To give a handle,
To give a loose,
To give a say at,
To give and take,
To give away,
To give back,
To give battle,
To give birth to,
To give chase,
To give ear to,
To give effect to,
To give forth,
To give ground,
To give head,
To give large,
To give line,
To give place,
To give points,
To give possession,
To give quarter,
To give rein,
To give room,
To give the bag,
To give the hand,
To give the hand of,
To give the head,
To give the lie to,
To give the mitten to,
To give the rein to,
To give the sack,
To give the sack to,
To give the whetstone,
To give time,
To give to the dogs,
To give to wife,
To give tongue,
To give up the ghost,
To give upon,
To give vent to,
To give way,
give a damn,
give a hand,
give a hang,
give a hoot,
give a lift,
give and take,
give away,
give back,
give birth,
give birth to,
give care,
give chase,
give diligence,
give ear,
give forth,
give ground,
give it a try,
give it a whirl,
give notice,
give or take,
give rise,
give suck,
give thanks,
give the axe,
give the bounce,
give the eye,
give the gate,
give the sack,
give the word,
give tongue to,
give vent,
give voice,
give way,
give way to,
giving birth,
giving medication,
not give a hoot,
To give a person line,
To give one rope,
To give one the bag,
To give one the dor,
To give one the head,
To give one the slip,
To give one to understand,
To give one's self up,
To give the time of day,
To give way together,
alms-giving,
give full measure,
give it the deep six,
give one's best,
give the glad eye,
give-and-go,
give-and-take,
give-up the ghost,
life-giving,
self-giving,
To give a piece of one's mind to,
To give one the cold shoulder,
To give one the lie in his throat,
To give one's self away