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English Dictionary: give out by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
give out
v
  1. 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 out, give off
    Antonym(s): absorb, take in
  2. give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
    Synonym(s): distribute, give out, hand out, pass out
  3. prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
    Synonym(s): fail, run out, give out
  4. 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, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
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