putout
or put-out
[ poot-out ]
/ ˈpʊtˌaʊt /
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noun Baseball.
the retirement of a batter or base runner. Abbreviation: PO
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Origin of putout
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; noun use of verb phrase put out
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How to use putout in a sentence
A fine putout for the leading commercial family of this state!
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British Dictionary definitions for putout
put out
verb (tr, adverb)
noun putout
baseball a play in which the batter or runner is put out
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Other Idioms and Phrases with putout
put out
Extinguish, as in We put out the fire before we turned in. [Early 1500s]
Also, put to sea. Leave a port or harbor, as in They put out yesterday morning. [Late 1500s]
Publish, as in They put out a weekly newsletter. [Early 1500s]
Engage in sex. This usage is applied solely to women, as in She had a reputation for putting out. [Vulgar slang; mid-1900s] Also see put one out.
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