put out
Quench a fire
Put out centers on moving something from inside to outside, or from active to inactive.
You put out the trash, put out a fire, put out a statement.
A ship puts out to sea.
To be put out is to be annoyed or inconvenienced: She was put out by the last-minute change of plans.
To put out for someone is vulgar slang for agreeing to have sex with them.
To put yourself out is to go to extra trouble: Don't put yourself out on my account.
Wet completely, often flames
- smotherDeprive of air
- quenchSatisfy or extinguish
- snuffPowdered tobacco for sniffing
- stifleSuppress or restrain
suppress · damp · blanket · firefighter · sprinkler · water · sand · foam
Cause mild anger
- aggravateMake more severe
- inconvenienceMinor difficulty or trouble
- botherTo annoy or disturb
- irkTo mildly vex
vex · exasperate · peeve · displease · offend · upset · miff · ruffle
To let go
- issuePoint of contention
- printTransfer text to paper
- distributeDivide and deliver
- circulateMove in a loop
broadcast · announce · press · statement · report · bulletin · edition · news
Throw out forcibly
- emitRelease outward
- extrudeForce through an opening
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- excreteDischarge metabolic waste
secrete · release · produce · generate · exude · spew · belch · vent
To send onward
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
- streamSteady continuous flow
- televiseBroadcast by video
- signalMessage-conveying cue
radio · podcast · livestream · telecast · antenna · satellite · frequency · network
Sexually undiscriminating
- sleep aroundHave casual, multiple liaisons
- easyRequiring minimal effort
- looseNot firmly secured
- willingReady without resistance
douse
Wet completely, often flames
stifle · suppress · damp · blanket · firefighter · sprinkler · water · sand · foam · fire extinguisher
irritate
Cause mild anger
- aggravateMake more severe
- inconvenienceMinor difficulty or trouble
- botherTo annoy or disturb
irk · vex · exasperate · peeve · displease · offend · upset · miff · ruffle · pique
release
To let go
- issuePoint of contention
- printTransfer text to paper
- distributeDivide and deliver
circulate · broadcast · announce · press · statement · report · bulletin · edition · news · article
eject
Throw out forcibly
excrete · secrete · release · produce · generate · exude · spew · belch · vent · give off
transmit
To send onward
signal · radio · podcast · livestream · telecast · antenna · satellite · frequency · network · airwaves
promiscuous
Sexually undiscriminating
- sleep aroundHave casual, multiple liaisons
- easyRequiring minimal effort
- looseNot firmly secured
manufacture
Make goods industrially
create · fabricate · assemble · supply · deliver · production · factory · goods · volume · quantity
- heat and fireignite, burn, flame, blaze, combust
- irritabilitycranky, grouchy, grumpy, irritated, annoyed
- portioningportion, divide, share, distribute, allocate
- offendedoffended, insulted, slighted, affronted, indignant
- emitemit, emanate, radiate, exude, give off
- contronymscleave, sanction, bolt, dust, fast