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Give out has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

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"

2

give to several people

"The teacher handed out the exams"

3

prove insufficient

"The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"

4

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"

5

To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report.

Example Sentences
"The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" verb
"The teacher handed out the exams" verb
"The water supply for the town failed after a long drought" verb
"The engine finally went" verb
"The car died on the road" verb
"The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town" verb
"The coffee maker broke" verb
"The engine failed on the way to town" verb
"her eyesight went after the accident" verb
See Also
gives out chastise knock up sulk exude noncommittal utter begive
Related Terms
Antonyms
take in
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
give change
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
effuse reflect spark radiate scintillate fume reek shoot ray steam share crash blow out misfire malfunction
Rhyming Words
out tout yout hout gout pout aout dout lout bout kout rout fout scout grout smout chout plout x out trout
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