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1. give_out - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): emit, give_off




2. give_out - verb

· give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"

Synonym(s): distribute, hand_out, pass_out

Hypernym(s): give, gift, present




3. give_out - verb

· prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"

Synonym(s): fail, run_out




4. give_out - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): fail, go_bad, give_way, die, conk_out, go, break, break_down

Hypernym(s): change





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