give off

give off
verb Date: 1831 transitive verb 1. to send out as a branch 2. emit <
gave off an unpleasant smell
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intransitive verb to branch 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

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