put out; putting out; puts out
1
: extinguish
put the fire out
4
: to produce for sale
5
6
: to cause to be out (as in baseball or cricket)
1
: to set out from shore
2
: to make an effort
3
: to engage in sexual intercourse especially promiscuously
Examples of putout in a Sentence
Noun
The shortstop fielded the grounder and threw to first base for the putout.
Verb
despite putting out her best effort, she was unable to beat her longtime tennis rival
put out the campfire before leaving
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Brian Gross, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
To end the ballgame, sophomore Jordyn Edington was caught in a run down after Harlingen South first baseman Kailee Silva bobbled what would’ve been the game ending putout.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Wells' campaign put out a poll conducted by a Biden pollster that found a much tighter race.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
He was twice voted National League MVP, won 12 Gold Glove awards (recording the most putouts by a center fielder in history) and appeared in a record 24 All-Star Games.
—Brian Gross, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
To end the ballgame, sophomore Jordyn Edington was caught in a run down after Harlingen South first baseman Kailee Silva bobbled what would’ve been the game ending putout.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
Verb
Moreover, a potential global trade war under a Trump presidency could inflame inflationary pressures at a time when the Federal Reserve has spent more than two years putting out the fire.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Wells' campaign put out a poll conducted by a Biden pollster that found a much tighter race.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Putout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putout. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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putout
1 of 2 noun
put·out
ˈpu̇t-ˌau̇t 
: the act of causing a base runner or batter to be out in baseball
put out
2 of 2 verbˌpu̇t-ˈau̇t,
ˈpu̇t-
1
: extinguish sense 1
put the fire out
2
: exert sense 1, use
put out all my strength to move the piano
3
4
: irritate sense 1, provoke
my father was put out by my failure
5
: to cause to be out (as in baseball)
6
: to set out from shore
Columbus put out for the New World
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