give out meaning and definition

GIVE OUT verb

Definition of give out (verb)

1. give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
   • "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
   • synonyms: emit, give off
   • antonym: absorb
2. give to several people
   • "The teacher handed out the exams"
   • synonyms: distribute, hand out, pass out
3. prove insufficient
   • "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
   • synonyms: fail, run out
4. 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 coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
   • synonyms: break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give way, go, go bad