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give out

gi·veout

uncommon

verb

1.

give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.

  • “The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits”
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2.

give out

  • “The teacher handed out the exams”
3.

prove insufficient

  • “The water supply for the town failed after a long drought”
4.

stop operating or functioning

  • “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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