give out

verb

1. 1

   stop operating or functioning

   The engine finally went

   The car died on the road

2. 2

   prove insufficient

   The water supply for the town failed after a long drought

3. 3

   give to several people

   The teacher handed out the exams

4. 4

   give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.

   The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits