Complete Definition of "put out"

English

Noun
en-noun|sg=put out

  1. 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.

Translations
trans-top|baseball statistic
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Adjective
en-adj

  1. Taking offense; indignant.

#: He was put out at the mere suggestion of misconduct.

Translations
trans-top|taking offense
Dutch: t|nl|ontzet, t|nl|verontwaardigd
Norwegian: t-|no|satt ut
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Verb
en-verb|inf=to put out|puts out|putting out|put out

  1. transitive To place outside or eject.

#: Don�t forget to put out the cat.

  1. transitive To produce.

#: The factory puts out 4000 units each day.

  1. transitive To injure a joint in the body.

#: Don�t put out your back trying to lift that.

  1. transitive To extinguish (a flame or light).

#: They worked for days to put out the brushfire.

  1. context|slang|intransitive To consent to sex.

#: Does she put out?
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#*: Maybe there�s no tenderness in her fingertips either, but at least SHE puts out.

Usage notes
The object in all transitive senses can come before or after the particle. If it is a pronoun, then it MUST come before the particle.

Derived terms
output

Translations
trans-top|place outside or eject
Dutch: t|nl|buitenzetten, t|nl|uitwerpen
Norwegian: t-|no|sette ut, t-|no|slippe ut
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trans-top|produce
Dutch: t-|nl|produceren
Norwegian: t-|no|lage, t-|no|produsere
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trans-top|injure a joint in the body
Dutch: t-|nl|kwetsen, t|nl|blesseren
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trans-top|extinguish
Dutch: italbrac|fire t+|nl|blussen, italbrac|light, candle t|nl|uitdoen, t|nl|doven
Norwegian: t-|no|slokke, t-|no|slukke
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trans-top|consent to sex
Dutch: t+|nl|toegeven
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