- the retirement of a batter or base runner. Abbreviation: PO
- to extinguish, as a fire: Don't forget to put the candle out before you go to bed.
- to confuse; embarrass: It put her out badly when she went to pay and realized her wallet was still at home.
- to vex or annoy: He was put out when I missed our appointment.
- to subject to inconvenience: I don't want to put you out, so I'll wait until after dinner to stop by.
- to cause to be removed from an opportunity to reach base or score; retire: Ramirez was put out at third for the second out of the inning.
- to publish: She puts out a new mystery every other year.
- to go out to sea: The fishermen put out well before sunrise.
- to manufacture; prepare; produce: The factory puts out thousands of candy bars an hour.
- to exert; apply: They were putting out their best efforts.
- (usually of a woman) to demonstrate willingness or offer to engage in sexual intercourse.
- to take pains; go to trouble or expense: She has certainly put herself out to see that everyone is comfortable.
- put someone out of their misery,
- to euthanize: We had to put the dog out of his misery, and everyone is still upset.
- to end a period of waiting, suspense, or the like: After she agonized for days about whether she'd be laid off, upper management finally put her out of her misery and sent her home.
- (often passive)
- to annoy; anger
- to confound or disturb; confuse
- to extinguish or douse (a fire, light, etc)
- to poke forward
- to be or present a source of inconvenience or annoyance to (a person)
- to issue or publish; broadcast
- to render unconscious
- to dislocate
- to show or exert
- to pass, give out (work to be done) at different premises
- to lend (money) at interest
- to dismiss (a player or team)
- to cause (a batter or runner) to be out by a fielding play
- a play in which the batter or runner is put out
