put sth out
— phrasal verb with put uk/pʊt/us/pʊt/verb present participle putting, past tense and past participle put
(LIGHT)
to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch:
Did you put the lights out downstairs?
Put that torch out!
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Electrical switches & connections
- connector
- cord
- cordless
- dimmer
- dimmer switch
- dip switch
- docking station
- electrical outlet
- ground
- jack
- plug (sth) in/plug (sth) into sth
- put sth on
- remote control
- shaver point
- socket
- switch
- switchboard
- travel plug
- wiring
- zapper
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(STOP BURNING)
B1 to make something such as a fire or cigarette stop burning:
Firefighters have been called to put out the fire in the city centre.
Would you mind putting your cigarette out, please?
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Starting fires
- combust
- fire
- fire starter
- firelighter
- ignite
- ignition
- incendiary
- kindle
- kindling
- light
- make
- make sth up
- put
- relight
- set fire to sth/sb idiom
- splutter
- strike
- tinder
- torch
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