v. 1. To make a flame or light stop burning; extinguish; turn off. Please put the light out when you leave the room. The firemen put out the blaze. 2. To prepare for the public; produce; make. For years he had put out a weekly newspaper. It is a small restaurant, which puts out an excellent dinner. 3. To invest or loan money. He put out all his spare money at 4 percent or better. 4. To make angry; irritate; annoy. It puts the teacher out to be lied to. Father was put out when Jane spilled grape juice on his new suit. 5. informal To cause inconvenience to; bother. He put himself out to make things pleasant for us. Will it put you out if I borrow your pen?
Compare: GO OUT OF ONE'S WAY. 6. To retire from play in baseball. The runner was put out at first base. 7. To go from shore; leave. A Coast Guard boat put out through the waves. 8. vulgar , avoidable Said of women easy and ready to engage in sexual intercourse. It is rumored that Hermione gets her promotions as fast as she does because she puts out.