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put out — to extinguish a fire or light

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to extinguish a fire or light

Pronunciation (IPA): /pʊt aʊt/

Example Sentences

  • My roommate was put out when I accidentally ate his leftover pizza at 2 AM.
  • The firefighters put out the blaze in just 20 minutes.
  • Netflix puts out so many shows that I can't keep up anymore.

put out

VERB

[/pʊt aʊt/]

to extinguish a fire or light

Firefighters rush in to put out the blazing kitchen fire.
💡 Concept

Firefighters rush in to put out the blazing kitchen fire.

Put out the fire, cut out the smoke, shut out the danger!
🎵 Rhyme

Put out the fire, cut out the smoke, shut out the danger!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/pʊt aʊt/
🇬🇧 UK/pʊt aʊt/

🌳Etymology

Rootput
Suffix-out

Origin

The phrase 'put out' developed from Old English 'putian' (to push or thrust) combined with 'ut' (out). The compound evolved to mean 'to push or thrust outward', later expanding to encompass senses of extinguishing, publishing, or troubling someone.

Breakdown

put (to place, push, or thrust) + out (outward, away). The verb 'put' derives from Old English 'putian', while 'out' comes from Old English 'ut', both combining to create the phrasal verb.

🎵Rhyme

cut outshut outgut out
cut out
shut out
gut out

🔗Collocations

put out a fire
put out a statement
put out cigarettes
put out feelers
put out flags
put someone out

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My roommate was put out when I accidentally ate his leftover pizza at 2 AM.”

“The firefighters put out the blaze in just 20 minutes.”

😄 Fun example

“Netflix puts out so many shows that I can't keep up anymore.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

extinguishpublishreleasebroadcastissue

Antonyms

light upignitewithhold

Related

put offput upput awayturn offblow out

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