- give off
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verb
Date: 1831
transitive verb
1. to send out as a branch
2. emit <gave off an unpleasant smell> intransitive verb to branch off
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
give off
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give off — / give out [v] discharge beam, belch, effuse, emanate, emit, exhale, exude, flow, give forth, issue, pour, produce, radiate, release, send out, smell of, throw out, vent, void; concept 179 … New thesaurus
give off — index emit, exude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
give off — verb 1. have as a by product (Freq. 2) The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities • Hypernyms: ↑have, ↑feature • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something … Useful english dictionary
give off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms give off : present tense I/you/we/they give off he/she/it gives off present participle giving off past tense gave off past participle given off give off something to produce something such as heat, light, or a … English dictionary
give off — {v.} To send out; let out; put forth. * /Rotten eggs give off a bad smell./ * /Burning leaves give off thick smoke./ Syn.: GIVE OUT(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
give off — {v.} To send out; let out; put forth. * /Rotten eggs give off a bad smell./ * /Burning leaves give off thick smoke./ Syn.: GIVE OUT(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
give\ off — v To send out; let out; put forth. Rotten eggs give off a bad smell. Burning leaves give off thick smoke. Syn.: give out(2) … Словарь американских идиом
give off — phr verb Give off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑fumes, ↑gas, ↑heat, ↑odour, ↑radiation, ↑ray, ↑scent, ↑smell, ↑vapour … Collocations dictionary
give off — send out, let out, put forth The garbage was beginning to give off a bad smell because of the hot weather … Idioms and examples
give off something — ˌgive ˈoff sth derived to produce sth such as a smell, heat, light, etc • The flowers gave off a fragrant perfume. • The fire doesn t seem to be giving off much heat. Main entry: ↑givederived … Useful english dictionary
ˌgive ˈoff sth — phrasal verb to produce something such as heat or a smell When they die, plants give off gases.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
