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- noun baseball The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
- adjective Taking
offense ;indignant . - verb transitive To
place outside oreject . - verb transitive To
produce . - verb transitive To
injure a part of the body, especially ajoint . - verb transitive To
extinguish (aflame or light). - verb transitive To
eliminate from a competition. - verb slang, intransitive To
consent tosex . - verb baseball To cause a player on the offense to be
out , especially of men onbase . - verb cricket To cause a
batsman (a player on the batting team) to bedismissed orout . - verb To sail away, to depart.
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- verb put out considerable effort
- verb thrust or extend out
- verb cause to be out on a fielding play
- verb put out, as of a candle or a light
- verb prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
- verb deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
- verb retire
- verb be sexually active
- verb to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
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oroboros commented on the word put out
Contronymic in the sense: exclude, anger vs. give, inform.
January 31, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word put out
Prince Humperdinck: She is alive, or was an hour ago. If she is otherwise when I find her... I shall be very put out. ("The Princess Bride," 1987)
October 16, 2007
uselessness commented on the word put out
I wonder if it's from this phrase that we get pissed off. They are similar...
October 16, 2007