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
Recent Examples on the Web
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
According to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Robinson is the all-time leader among third baseman in putouts, assists and double plays, and no other player besides him has played in more games at third base.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
During his career, Mr. Robinson set a record for games played at third base (2,870) and is still baseball’s all-time leader, by wide margins, for putouts, assists and double plays at his position.
—Gary Gately, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
Wong briefly engaged in a rundown before yielding to the inescapable, inning-ending, rally-killing futility of his predicament, submitting to a 9-3-6 putout.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
His bare-handed putout in UO’s win over Vanderbilt in the NCAA regional round was among his highlight reel plays.
—oregonlive, 21 June 2023
However, pitcher Cole Savage hustled over, picked it up and rolled into the bag for the putout.
—Arizona Daily Star, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
Bradle secured the final out with an unassisted putout at first base off a slow grounder before the Royals rushed the infield for a celebratory dogpile, marking their first postseason title since winning the 4A state crown in 2019.
—Rich Torres, The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2023
Jackson Reeves closed out the game in the top of the seventh with a strikeout and two fielder’s choice putout grounders to shortstop, securing Cathedral’s 18th City title in 23 years.
—Rich Torres, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2023
Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
The news has also caused consumer confidence to retreat: The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index, a metric put out monthly by the business think tank, fell for its third consecutive month in April to 97 — its lowest level since July 2022.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 3 May 2024
The White House early Thursday put out a news release saying Detroit would be the second stop on her Economic Opportunity Tour after visiting Atlanta this week.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
Fans have been waiting for Grand Theft Auto VI for years and on Dec. 4, 2023, an announcement was finally put out with a tentative release date.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
As the county entered into the real estate agreement, officials put out a request for proposals to select an owner and operator to take over the facility and manage the shelter.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
It was supposed to be simple: Ms. Sinha’s character would put out some candles, symbolizing a closing down at Heeramandi so the courtesans could join the freedom fight.
—Mujib Mashal Atul Loke, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Crews with the Oakland Fire Department put out the blaze, according to the CHP.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Thinking Out of the Box Faced with these challenges, NASA has put out a call for innovative designs from private industry, with a goal of shrinking the mission’s cost and complexity.
—Chris Impey, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2024
Noun
However, after making the putout, Perez got up with a noticeable limp.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
According to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Robinson is the all-time leader among third baseman in putouts, assists and double plays, and no other player besides him has played in more games at third base.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
During his career, Mr. Robinson set a record for games played at third base (2,870) and is still baseball’s all-time leader, by wide margins, for putouts, assists and double plays at his position.
—Gary Gately, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
Wong briefly engaged in a rundown before yielding to the inescapable, inning-ending, rally-killing futility of his predicament, submitting to a 9-3-6 putout.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
His bare-handed putout in UO’s win over Vanderbilt in the NCAA regional round was among his highlight reel plays.
—oregonlive, 21 June 2023
However, pitcher Cole Savage hustled over, picked it up and rolled into the bag for the putout.
—Arizona Daily Star, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
Bradle secured the final out with an unassisted putout at first base off a slow grounder before the Royals rushed the infield for a celebratory dogpile, marking their first postseason title since winning the 4A state crown in 2019.
—Rich Torres, The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2023
Jackson Reeves closed out the game in the top of the seventh with a strikeout and two fielder’s choice putout grounders to shortstop, securing Cathedral’s 18th City title in 23 years.
—Rich Torres, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2023
Verb
Damaging a basal break: Our roses put energy into rejuvenating themselves by putting out basal breaks.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
The news has also caused consumer confidence to retreat: The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index, a metric put out monthly by the business think tank, fell for its third consecutive month in April to 97 — its lowest level since July 2022.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 3 May 2024
The White House early Thursday put out a news release saying Detroit would be the second stop on her Economic Opportunity Tour after visiting Atlanta this week.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
Fans have been waiting for Grand Theft Auto VI for years and on Dec. 4, 2023, an announcement was finally put out with a tentative release date.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
As the county entered into the real estate agreement, officials put out a request for proposals to select an owner and operator to take over the facility and manage the shelter.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
It was supposed to be simple: Ms. Sinha’s character would put out some candles, symbolizing a closing down at Heeramandi so the courtesans could join the freedom fight.
—Mujib Mashal Atul Loke, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Crews with the Oakland Fire Department put out the blaze, according to the CHP.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Thinking Out of the Box Faced with these challenges, NASA has put out a call for innovative designs from private industry, with a goal of shrinking the mission’s cost and complexity.
—Chris Impey, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 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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