PUT STH


Meaning of PUT STH in English

out

1.

to take sth out of your house and leave it, for example for sb to collect :

( BrE )

to put the rubbish out

( NAmE )

to put the garbage / trash out

2.

to place sth where it will be noticed and used :

Have you put out clean towels for the guests?

3.

to stop sth from burning or shining :

to put out a candle / cigarette / light

Firefighters soon put the fire out.

4.

to produce sth, especially for sale :

The factory puts out 500 new cars a week.

—related noun output

5.

to publish or broadcast sth :

Police have put out a description of the man they wish to question.

6.

to give a job or task to a worker who is not your employee or to a company that is not part of your own group or organization :

A lot of the work is put out to freelancers.

7.

to make a figure, result, etc. wrong :

The rise in interest rates put our estimates out by several thousands.

8.

to push a bone out of its normal position

SYN dislocate :

She fell off her horse and put her shoulder out.

9.

(also formal ˌput sth ↔ ˈforth ) to develop or produce new leaves, shoots , etc.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.