put out (
http://definr.com/put out)
v 1: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to: "Sorry to trouble
you, but..." [syn:
trouble,
inconvenience,
disoblige,
discommode,
incommode,
bother]
2: put out considerable effort: "He put out the same for seven
managers"
3: deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother
fires" [syn:
smother]
4: extend out and forward, as of a limb; "He held out his
hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand" [syn: {stretch
out},
extend,
hold out,
stretch forth]
5: put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights."
[syn:
douse]
6: in baseball: "The pitcher retired three batters" [syn:
retire]
7: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish
a magazine or newspaper" [syn:
publish,
bring out,
issue,
release]
8: make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient
must be anesthetized before the operation" [syn:
anesthetize,
anaesthetize,
anesthetise,
anaesthetise, {put to
sleep},
put under] [ant:
bring to]