1 to make sth stop burning 使某物停止燃烧；扑灭或弄熄某物: to put out a fire 扑灭一场火 [SYN] extinguish 同义词为extinguish

2 to switch off a piece of electrical equipment 关掉（电器）: They put out the lights and locked the door. 他们关了灯，锁上门。

3 to take sth out of your house and leave it 把某物拿出屋外扔掉: to put the rubbish out 把垃圾拿出去扔掉

4 to give or tell the public sth, often on the television or radio or in newspapers 宣布，公布（常指通过电视、电台或报纸）: The police put out a warning about the escaped prisoner. 警方公布了那个囚犯越狱的消息，叫公众提高警觉。