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Synonyms of put out
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Noun
1. putout, out
usage:
an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts"
Verb
1. trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother, affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
usage:
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
2. put out, produce, make, create
usage:
put out considerable effort; "He put out the same for seven managers"
3. smother, put out, snuff out, extinguish
usage:
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"
4. exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth, gesticulate, gesture, motion
usage:
thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
5. douse, put out, snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench
usage:
put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"
6. put out, be
usage:
be sexually active; "She is supposed to put out"
7. put out, retire, toy, fiddle, diddle, play
usage:
cause to be out on a fielding play
8. put out, play
usage:
retire; "he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field"
9. publish, bring out, put out, issue, release, publicize, publicise, air, bare
usage:
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"
10. anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under, put out, drug, dose
usage:
administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth"
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