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  2. PUT SOMETHING OUT definition: 1. to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch: 2. to make something such as a…. Learn more.

  3. put out. British. 1. phrasal verb B2. If you put out an announcement or story, you make it known to a lot of people. The French news agency put out a statement from the Trade Minister. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb B1. If you put out a fire, candle, or cigarette, you make it stop burning.

  4. Today, “put out” can refer to extinguishing a fire or turning off a light. However, it also has several figurative meanings that can be confusing for non-native speakers. For example, someone might say they were “putting out feelers” when trying to gauge interest in a project or idea.

  5. to give a job or task to a worker who is not your employee or to a company that is not part of your own group or organization. A lot of the work is put out to freelancers. to make a figure, result, etc. wrong. The rise in interest rates put our estimates out by several thousands.

  6. To expel someone or something from a premises: They had to put out the drunk. The guard put out the rowdy students.

  7. Definitions of 'put out'. 1. If you put out an announcement or story, you make it known to a lot of people. [...] 2. If you put out a fire, candle, or cigarette, you make it stop burning. [...] 3. If you put out an electric light, you make it stop shining by pressing a switch.

  8. ˌput ˈout adjective [not before noun] British English upset or offended She felt put out that she hadn’t been consulted.

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