- put out
- I ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ
If you feel put out, you feel rather annoyed or upset.
I did not blame him for feeling put out...
He was plainly very put out at finding her there.
Syn:II1) PHRASAL VERB If you put out an announcement or story, you make it known to a lot of people.Syn:2) PHRASAL VERB If you put out a fire, candle, or cigarette, you make it stop burning.[V P n (not pron)] Firemen tried to free the injured and put out the blaze...
[V n P] He lit a half-cigarette and almost immediately put it out again.
Syn:3) PHRASAL VERB If you put out an electric light, you make it stop shining by pressing a switch.Syn:4) PHRASAL VERB If you put out things that will be needed, you place them somewhere ready to be used.[V P n (not pron)] Paula had put out her luggage for the coach...
[V n P] I slowly unpacked the teapot and put it out on the table.
5) PHRASAL VERB If you put out your hand, you move it forward, away from your body.[V P n (not pron)] He put out his hand to Alfred...
[V n P] She put her hand out and tried to touch her mother's arm.
Syn:6) PHRASAL VERB If you put someone out, you cause them trouble because they have to do something for you.[V n P] It is a very sociable diet to follow because you don't have to put anyone out...
[V n P] I've always put myself out for others and I'm not doing it any more.
Syn:7) PHRASAL VERB In a sporting competition, to put out a player or team means to defeat them so that they are no longer in the competition.[V P n (not pron)] Another Spaniard, Emilio Sanchez, put out Jens Woehrmann in three sets.
Syn:8) → See also put out
English dictionary. 2008.