put out

to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• “Sorry to trouble you, but...”

put out considerable effort

• “He put out the same for seven managers”

deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

• “smother fires”

thrust or extend out

• “He held out his hand”
• “point a finger”
• “extend a hand”
• “the bee exserted its sting”

put out, as of a candle or a light

• “Douse the lights”

be sexually active

• “She is supposed to put out”

cause to be out on a fielding play

retire

• “he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field”

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

• “publish a magazine or newspaper”

make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs

• “The patient must be anesthetized before the operation”