give out

verb

1. (tr) to emit or discharge

2. (tr) to publish or make known

   the chairman gave out that he would resign

3. (tr) to hand out or distribute

   they gave out free chewing gum on the street

4. (intr) to become exhausted; fail

   the supply of candles gave out

5. informal,  to reprimand (someone) at length

6. (tr) cricket (of an umpire) to declare (a batsman) dismissed

Idioms and Phrases

Allow to be known, declare publicly, as in They gave out that she was ill . [Mid-1300s]

Send forth, emit, as in The machine gave out a steady buzzing . [Mid-1400s]

Distribute, as in They gave out surplus food every week . [c. 1700]

Stop functioning, fail; also, become exhausted or used up. For example, The motor gave out suddenly , or My strength simply gave out . [First half of 1500s]