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verb (adverb)

(tr) to emit or discharge

(tr) to publish or make knownthe chairman gave out that he would resign

(tr) to hand out or distributethey gave out free chewing gum on the street

(intr) to become exhausted; failthe supply of candles gave out

(intr foll by to) Irish informal to reprimand (someone) at length

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

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Words nearby give out

give oneself away, give oneself up, give one's eyeteeth, give onto, give or take, give out, give over, give pause, give rein to, give rise to, give short shrift

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How to use give out in a sentence

Really, is it any wonder that fluoride should freak people out?
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
On Thursday, Garcetti ruled himself out of the race to succeed Boxer.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But give the Kingdom credit for its sense of mercy: The lashes will be administered only 50 at a time.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum

Other Idioms and Phrases with give out

give out

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]

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