give out

v 1: give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or

radiation, vapor, etc. [syn: {emit}, {give off}] [ant: {absorb}]

2: give out freely [syn: {give away}, {distribute}, {hand out}]

3: prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed

after a long drought" [syn: {fail}, {run out}]

4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";

"The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke

down on the way to town"; "The coffe maker broke"; "The

engine failed on the way to town" [syn: {fail}, {give way},

{die}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]