Overview of noun put_out

The noun putout has 1 sense

• putout -- (an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts")

Overview of verb put_out

The verb put out has 10 senses

• trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother -- (to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but...")


• put out -- (put out considerable effort; "He put out the same for seven managers")


• smother, put out -- (deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires")


• exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth -- (thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting")


• douse, put out -- (put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights")


• put out -- (be sexually active; "She is supposed to put out")


• put out, retire -- (cause to be out on a fielding play)


• put out -- (retire; "he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field")


• publish, bring out, put out, issue, release -- (prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper")


• anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under, put out -- (administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth")