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| air |
to open to the air or put outdoors. [1/6 definitions] |
| dislocate |
to put out of proper place. |
| display |
anything put out in order to be seen by others. [1/6 definitions] |
| extinguish |
to put out; stop the burning of. [1/2 definitions] |
| fire department |
a part of a city or town government that works to prevent and put out fires, or the people who work for it. |
| fire engine |
a large truck that carries firefighters and their tools to a fire. Fire engines usually have a ladder and a pump for spraying water or chemicals used to put out fires. |
| fire truck |
a large truck that firefighters ride in to go to a fire and that carries the things firefighters need to put out fires; fire engine. |
| graze1 |
to put out to feed on growing grass. [1/2 definitions] |
| quench |
to extinguish or put out. [1/2 definitions] |
| reek |
to put out a strong and unpleasant smell (often fol. by "of"). [1/2 definitions] |
| sacrifice |
a hit in the game of baseball that lets a player already on base move forward, even though the player hitting the ball is put out. [2/7 definitions] |
| smother |
to put out or extinguish by covering. [1/5 definitions] |
| stamp |
to put out, crush, or stop by or as if by moving the foot in such a manner (usually followed by "out"). [1/10 definitions] |
| taps |
(used with a singular verb) the signal played on a trumpet or drum in the U.S. military forces. Taps are used as a signal for lights to be put out, or at the end of a funeral service. |
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