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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. have as a by-product;
- Example: "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"

2. give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.;
- Example: "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
[syn: emit, give out, give off]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

give off
    v 1: have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many
         wonderful American qualities"
    2: 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" [syn: emit, give out, give
       off] [ant: absorb, take in]