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Definition of 'put out'

verb

To cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." [syn: trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother]

verb

Put out considerable effort; "He put out the same for seven managers"

verb

Deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires" [syn: smother, put out]

verb

Thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" [syn: exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth]

verb

Put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights" [syn: douse, put out]

verb

Be sexually active; "She is supposed to put out"

verb

Cause to be out on a fielding play [syn: put out, retire]

verb

Retire; "he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field"

verb

Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" [syn: publish, bring out, put out, issue, release]

verb

Administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth" [syn: anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under, put out] [ant: bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to]

Synonyms of 'put out'

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abash,
abashed,
abroad,
addle,
addle the wits,
adrift,
afflicted,
aggravate,
aggravated,
agitated,
ail,
air,
annoy,
annoyed,
appall,
astound,
astray,
at sea,
ball up,
balled-up,
be the matter,
becloud,
bedazzle,
befuddle,
beset,
bewilder,
bewildered,
blow out,
boot out,
bother,
bothered,
bounce,
bring out,
broach,
budget,
bug,
burn up,
cast,
cast down,
cast out,
chagrin,
chagrined,
chaotic,
chapfallen,
choke,
chuck out,
cloud,
clueless,
complicate matters,
concern,
confound,
confuse,
confused,
cost,
cost out,
damp,
daze,
dazzle,
defenestrate,
deflate,
detrude,
disaccommodate,
disadvantage,
disappoint,
disburse,
discard,
discharge,
discombobulate,
discomfit,
discomfited,
discomforted,
discommode,
discompose,
discomposed,
disconcert,
disconcerted,
discontent,
disgrace,
disgruntle,
dishearten,
dislodge,
dismay,
dismayed,
disoblige,
disordered,
disorganize,
disorganized,
disorient,
disoriented,
display,
displease,
dispossess,
disquieted,
dissatisfy,
distracted,
distraught,
distress,
distressed,
disturb,
disturbed,
divulge,
douse,
eject,
embarrass,
embarrassed,
emit,
employ,
engrave,
entangle,
evict,
exasperate,
exasperated,
exclude,
exercise,
exert,
expel,
expend,
extinguish,
extrude,
flummox,
flurry,
fluster,
flustered,
flutter,
fluttered,
fog,
fork out,
fuddle,
fuss,
fussed,
gall,
get,
get off,
get out,
give forth,
give out,
give the hook,
go through,
grate,
guessing,
harass,
harm,
heave out,
hectograph,
huffy,
humble,
humiliate,
hung up,
ill at ease,
impose upon,
impress,
imprint,
in a fix,
in a jumble,
in a maze,
in a pickle,
in a pother,
in a pucker,
in a scrape,
in a stew,
in a sweat,
in a swivet,
in a tizzy,
incommode,
inconvenience,
incur costs,
inflame,
invest,
irk,
irritate,
irritated,
issue,
jettison,
jumbled,
junk,
kick downstairs,
kick out,
lay out,
let down,
lost,
make known,
make public,
maze,
mazed,
miffed,
mimeograph,
mist,
mix up,
mixed-up,
moider,
mortified,
mortify,
muddle,
multigraph,
nettled,
obtrude,
off the track,
open the purse,
open up,
oust,
out,
out of countenance,
outlay,
overprint,
pay,
pay out,
peeved,
perplex,
perplexed,
perturb,
perturbed,
piqued,
plague,
ply,
pother,
print,
proof,
prove,
provoked,
publish,
pull,
pull a proof,
put about,
put down,
put forth,
put to bed,
put to inconvenience,
put to it,
put to press,
put to shame,
put to trouble,
put-upon,
puzzle,
quash,
quell,
quench,
raise hell,
rattle,
rattled,
reissue,
reject,
remove,
reprint,
rile,
roil,
ruffle,
ruffled,
run,
run off,
run through,
schedule,
send forth,
shaken,
shame,
shell out,
shook,
shuffled,
silence,
sink money in,
slack,
smother,
snuff,
snuff out,
spend,
splurge,
squander,
squash,
squelch,
stamp,
stamp out,
stifle,
strangle,
strike,
suffocate,
suppress,
take aback,
throw,
throw away,
throw into confusion,
throw money around,
throw out,
throw overboard,
thrust out,
torment,
toss out,
trample out,
trample underfoot,
trouble,
troubled,
turn out,
turned around,
uncomfortable,
uneasy,
unhouse,
unkennel,
unsettle,
unsettled,
upset,
use,
ventilate,
vex,
vexed,
wield,
without a clue,
worry

Words containing 'put out'

Put,
Putting,
To put about,
To put by,
To put down,
To put in,
To put in for,
To put off,
To put on,
To put out,
To put over,
To put this and that,
To put through,
To put to,
To put to it,
To put up,
To put up to,
To put up with,
put about,
put down,
put in,
put it to,
put off,
put on,
put over,
put through,
put under,
put up,
put up to,
put up with,
put-put,
Put case,
Put-off,
Put-up,
Putting green,
Putting stone,
To put a case,
To put an end to,
To put away,
To put back,
To put forth,
To put forward,
To put in mind,
To put in pledge,
To put in possession,
To put into the chair,
To put out of court,
To put out to grass,
To put out to nurse,
To put the comether on,
To put the hand to,
To put the kibosh on,
To put the screw on,
To put the screws on,
To put to a stand,
To put to a stress,
To put to bed,
To put to death,
To put to flight,
To put to grass,
To put to nurse,
To put to rights,
To put to rout,
To put to sea,
To put to shame,
To put to the blush,
To put to the rack,
To put to the sword,
To put to trial,
To put to use,
To put together,
To put trust in,
To put under the screw,
To put under the screws,
To put up a job,
To put up the spout,
To put upon,
hard put,
off-putting,
put across,
put aside,
put away,
put back,
put differently,
put forth,
put forward,
put on airs,
put on the line,
put one over,
put option,
put out feelers,
put paid to,
put phut,
put right,
put something over,
put straight,
put to death,
put to rights,
put to sleep,
put to work,
put together,
put up job,
put up or shut up,
put upon,
put-down,
put-on,
putting iron,
putting surface,
putting to death,
shot put,
stay put,
Put-in-Bay,
Putting the hand under the thigh,
To put a rod in pickle,
To put a vessel into commission,
To put a vessel out of commission,
To put down one's staff,
To put forth the hand against,
To put on one's trumps,
To put one out of conceit with,
To put one's back up,
To put one's comether on,
To put one's foot down,
To put stress upon,
To put the Treasury into commission,
To put the cart before the horse,
To put the finishing hand to,
To put the hand unto,
To put the last hand to,
To put to one's trumps,
To put up one's staff,
put behind bars,
put one across,
put one on his feet,
put-upon,
Put-in-Bay, OH,
To put a spoke in one's wheel,
To put one one's mettle,
To put one's nose out of joint,
To put one's nose to the grindstone,
To put someone through one's paces,
To put the best foot foremost,
To put the great seal into commission,
To be put upon one's good behavior,
To put one's foot in one's mouth,
To put one's legs under some one's mahogany,
To put one's self upon the country

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Definition of 'put out'

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Words containing 'put out'