if a supply of something has given out, all of it has been used
Example: And anyway I'm not supposed to give out information about other patients.
if something such as a machine or a part of your body gives out, it stops working
Example: Details of the accident were given out on the nine o’clock news.
to give something to several people
Example: Francie used Betty, in a little coloured stumper's booth, to give out the numbered tickets.
to produce something such as a sound or light
Example: His heart finally gave out under the strain.
used about news and other information that is broadcast
Example: I'm sorry, sir, I'm not permitted to give out information about guests.
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