Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 a : DECLARE , PUBLISH < giving out that the doctor ⋯ required a few days of complete rest ― Charles Dickens> b : to read aloud the words of (a hymn or psalm) for congregational singing
2 : EMIT < gave out a constant hum>
3 : ISSUE < gave out new uniforms>
intransitive verb
1 : BREAK DOWN , FAIL
2 : to become exhausted : COLLAPSE