Source : WordNet®

give out
     v 1: give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or
          radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some
          harmful rays which the sun emits" [syn: {emit}, {give
          off}] [ant: {absorb}]
     2: give out; "The teacher handed out the exams" [syn: {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 coffee maker broke"; "The
        engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went
        after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die},
         {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]