give out

Verb
  1. Give off, send forth, or discharge;
    As of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (synset 202773266)
    "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
    subtypes:
    • effuse - give out or emit (also metaphorically)
    • reflect, shine - be bright by reflecting or casting light
    • spark, sparkle - emit or produce sparks
    • radiate - send out rays or waves
    • scintillate - give off
    • fume, smoke - emit a cloud of fine particles
    • reek - give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
    • shoot - emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
    • ray - emit as rays
    • steam - emit steam
    same as: emit, give off
  2. Give to several people (synset 202206426)
    "The teacher handed out the exams"
    is a type of: gift, give, present - give as a present; make a gift of
    subtypes: apportion, deal, divvy up, portion out, share - give out as one's portion or share
    same as: distribute, hand out, pass out
  3. Prove insufficient (synset 200561324)
    "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
    same as: fail, run out
  4. Stop operating or functioning (synset 200435327)
    "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"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    subtypes:
    same as: break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give way, go, go bad
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