Meaning of give out in English

Verb
give out
Definitions
1. give off, send forth, or discharge
Examples
- « as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. »
- « The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits »
Antonyms
- absorb
- take in
2. give out
Examples
- « The teacher handed out the exams »
3. prove insufficient
Examples
- « The water supply for the town failed after a long drought »
4. stop operating or functioning
Examples
- « 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 »

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