Definition of "give off" []

• To emit. (verb)

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• "In the sick bay he concocted some type of delayed-action chemical fuse that would give off plenty of smoke but very little flame -- there are a dozen combinations of acids and chemicals that can bring this about, and our friend will be a highly trained expert well versed in all of them."
• "Probably, he thought, I give off emanations of unattainability; women inevitably want what they cannot have."
• "It would gradually fill up with pus and necrotic tissue, and that would give off a powerful odor."