put out; putting out; puts out
1
: extinguish
put the fire out
4
: to produce for sale
5
6
: to cause to be out (as in baseball or cricket)
1
: to set out from shore
2
: to make an effort
3
: to engage in sexual intercourse especially promiscuously
Examples of putout in a Sentence
Noun
The shortstop fielded the grounder and threw to first base for the putout.
Verb
despite putting out her best effort, she was unable to beat her longtime tennis rival
put out the campfire before leaving
Recent Examples on the Web
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
According to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Robinson is the all-time leader among third baseman in putouts, assists and double plays, and no other player besides him has played in more games at third base.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
During his career, Mr. Robinson set a record for games played at third base (2,870) and is still baseball’s all-time leader, by wide margins, for putouts, assists and double plays at his position.
—Gary Gately, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
Wong briefly engaged in a rundown before yielding to the inescapable, inning-ending, rally-killing futility of his predicament, submitting to a 9-3-6 putout.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
His bare-handed putout in UO’s win over Vanderbilt in the NCAA regional round was among his highlight reel plays.
—oregonlive, 21 June 2023
However, pitcher Cole Savage hustled over, picked it up and rolled into the bag for the putout.
—Arizona Daily Star, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
Bradle secured the final out with an unassisted putout at first base off a slow grounder before the Royals rushed the infield for a celebratory dogpile, marking their first postseason title since winning the 4A state crown in 2019.
—Rich Torres, The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2023
Jackson Reeves closed out the game in the top of the seventh with a strikeout and two fielder’s choice putout grounders to shortstop, securing Cathedral’s 18th City title in 23 years.
—Rich Torres, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2023
Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Police officers rushed over and attempted to put out the fire with an extinguisher, and Azzarello was taken into an ambulance.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
James Stone, board president of the Nor-Cal Guides & Sportsmen’s Assn., says more than 120 guides who serve recreational fishing customers in and around the Sacramento River and San Francisco Bay have been all but put out of business, costing the economy as much as $3.5 million a year.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Private industry accounted for 72% of foundational models released last year, putting out 108 compared to 28 from academia and just four from government.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
The last time Future put out new albums in such quick succession was 2017.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024
Every six months or so, Boston Dynamics put out a new Atlas video, with the robot running or jumping or dancing or doing parkour, leveraging its powerful hydraulics to impress us every single time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
In this year’s A.I. Index — a big annual report put out by Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence — the authors describe poor measurement as one of the biggest challenges facing A.I. researchers.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Goldman Sachs put out a report outlining potential tariff increases as the most important issue for the economic outlook if President Trump were to be re- elected.
—CBS News, 14 Apr. 2024
Noun
However, after making the putout, Perez got up with a noticeable limp.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
According to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Robinson is the all-time leader among third baseman in putouts, assists and double plays, and no other player besides him has played in more games at third base.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
During his career, Mr. Robinson set a record for games played at third base (2,870) and is still baseball’s all-time leader, by wide margins, for putouts, assists and double plays at his position.
—Gary Gately, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
Wong briefly engaged in a rundown before yielding to the inescapable, inning-ending, rally-killing futility of his predicament, submitting to a 9-3-6 putout.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
His bare-handed putout in UO’s win over Vanderbilt in the NCAA regional round was among his highlight reel plays.
—oregonlive, 21 June 2023
However, pitcher Cole Savage hustled over, picked it up and rolled into the bag for the putout.
—Arizona Daily Star, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
Bradle secured the final out with an unassisted putout at first base off a slow grounder before the Royals rushed the infield for a celebratory dogpile, marking their first postseason title since winning the 4A state crown in 2019.
—Rich Torres, The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2023
Jackson Reeves closed out the game in the top of the seventh with a strikeout and two fielder’s choice putout grounders to shortstop, securing Cathedral’s 18th City title in 23 years.
—Rich Torres, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2023
Verb
Six first responders suffered minor injuries trying to put out the fire and provide medical attention, according to the New York City Fire Department.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Police officers rushed over and attempted to put out the fire with an extinguisher, and Azzarello was taken into an ambulance.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
James Stone, board president of the Nor-Cal Guides & Sportsmen’s Assn., says more than 120 guides who serve recreational fishing customers in and around the Sacramento River and San Francisco Bay have been all but put out of business, costing the economy as much as $3.5 million a year.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Private industry accounted for 72% of foundational models released last year, putting out 108 compared to 28 from academia and just four from government.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
The last time Future put out new albums in such quick succession was 2017.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024
Every six months or so, Boston Dynamics put out a new Atlas video, with the robot running or jumping or dancing or doing parkour, leveraging its powerful hydraulics to impress us every single time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
In this year’s A.I. Index — a big annual report put out by Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence — the authors describe poor measurement as one of the biggest challenges facing A.I. researchers.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Goldman Sachs put out a report outlining potential tariff increases as the most important issue for the economic outlook if President Trump were to be re- elected.
—CBS News, 14 Apr. 2024
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putout
1 of 2 noun
put·out
ˈpu̇t-ˌau̇t 
: the act of causing a base runner or batter to be out in baseball
put out
2 of 2 verbˌpu̇t-ˈau̇t,
ˈpu̇t-
1
: extinguish sense 1
put the fire out
2
: exert sense 1, use
put out all my strength to move the piano
3
4
: irritate sense 1, provoke
my father was put out by my failure
5
: to cause to be out (as in baseball)
6
: to set out from shore
Columbus put out for the New World
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