What is the meaning of give out?

verb

  • Give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc..
    • usage: "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
  • Give to several people.
    • usage: "The teacher handed out the exams"
  • Prove insufficient.
    • usage: "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
  • Stop operating or functioning.
    • usage: "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"
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APAWordNet. (2010). give out. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/give_out/definitions/1282229
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "give out" http://smartdefine.org/give_out/definitions/1282229 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, give out, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/give_out/definitions/1282229>.
MLAWordNet. "give out" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/give_out/definitions/1282229>