give out

1. (verb) give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
Synonyms: emit, give off
Related Words: fume, radiate, ray, reek, reflect, shine, shoot, smoke, spark, steam

2. (verb) prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
Synonyms: fail, run out

3. (verb) give out freely
Synonyms: distribute, give away, hand out
Related Words: apportion, deal, divvy up, gift, give, portion out, present, share

4. (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 coffe maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"
Synonyms: break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give way, go
Related Words: blow, blow out, burn out, change, crash, go down, malfunction, misfire, misfunction



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