[put out] vt (14c) 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) ~ vi 1: to set out from shore
2: to make an effort
3: to engage in sexual intercourse