put out vs put someone's lights out

put out

verb
  • Synonym of knock out: to render unconscious. 

  • To cause a player on offense to be out. 

  • To cause someone to be out of sorts; to annoy, impose, inconvenience, or disturb. 

  • To dislocate (a joint). 

  • To knock out: to eliminate from a competition. 

  • To blind (eyes). 

  • To remove from office. 

  • To go out, to head out, especially (sailing) to set sail. 

  • To broadcast, to publish. 

  • To produce, to emit. 

  • To expel. 

  • To place outside, to remove, particularly 

  • To extinguish (fire). 

  • To consent to sex. 

  • To turn off (light). 

noun
  • The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused. 

adj
  • Taking offense; indignant. 

put someone's lights out

verb
  • To cause someone to become unconscious, especially by striking him or her. 

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