put sth out

(INJURE) informal — phrasal verb with put

/pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)

Definition

› to injure part of your body by causing it to be moved out of its correct position: He put his knee out playing football.Problems with bones, joints and teethDentistryThe teeth

(Definition of put sth out (INJURE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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