give off



give something off

to release something, such as smoke, a noise, an odor, fragrance, etc. The little animal gave a foul smell off. The flower gave off its heavy perfume at dusk.
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give off

Send out, emit, as in Certain chemical changes give off energy, or This mixture gives off a very strange odor. [Early 1800s]
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give off

v.
To emit, release, or radiate something: This chemical reaction gives off a lot of energy. The refrigerator gave off a strange odor.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NestoriNES-to-reeFinnish
Methuselahmə-THOO-zə-lə (English)Biblical
Shprintze-Yiddish
HenrikHEN-rik (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Armenian
Constanzakon-STAHN-thah (Spanish), kon-STAHN-sah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
MaaritMAH:-reetFinnish