put out

verb

put out; putting out; puts out

transitive verb

1

: extinguish

put the fire out

2

: exert, use

put out considerable effort

3

: publish, issue

4

: to produce for sale

5

a

: disconcert, embarrass

b

: annoy, irritate

c

: inconvenience

don't put yourself out for us

6

: to cause to be out (as in baseball or cricket)

intransitive verb

1

: to set out from shore

2

: to make an effort

3

: to engage in sexual intercourse especially promiscuously

Synonyms of put out

• exert
• apply
• use

Examples of put out in a Sentence

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

And with that, the laptop was connected to the projector, and the video was put out for the world to see (or, at least drivers passing by on the freeway below). —Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026

Still, what kind of starting XI Pochettino puts out on Saturday is anyone’s guess. —Tom Bogert, New York Times, 5 June 2026

No injuries resulted from the blaze, but assistance from several area fire departments was needed to get enough water to put out the flames. —Paula Wethington, CBS News, 4 June 2026

We’re told that screenwriter Anna Klassen has returned to pen the second film, based on a previously unannounced new novel by Todd, who will ultimately be putting out a book trilogy. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for put out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Kids Definition

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 verb

ˌpu̇t-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

: produce entry 1

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