'give off' definitions:

Definition of 'give off'

verb

Have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"

verb

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]

Synonyms of 'give off'

From: Moby Thesaurus

aerate,
aerify,
atomize,
bleed,
blow,
breathe out,
carbonate,
chlorinate,
discharge,
distill,
effuse,
egest,
eliminate,
emit,
etherify,
etherize,
evacuate,
evaporate,
excrete,
exfiltrate,
exhale,
exhaust,
expire,
extravasate,
exudate,
exude,
filter,
filtrate,
fluidize,
fractionate,
fume,
fumigate,
gasify,
give out,
give vent to,
hydrogenate,
issue,
leach,
let out,
lixiviate,
ooze,
open the floodgates,
open the sluices,
oxygenate,
pass,
percolate,
perfume,
puff,
reek,
release,
secrete,
seep,
send out,
smoke,
spray,
steam,
strain,
sublimate,
sublime,
throw,
throw off,
transpire,
transude,
vapor,
vaporize,
void,
volatilize,
weep

Words containing 'give off'

Give,
Gives,
Giving,
Giving in,
Giving out,
To give,
To give in,
To give off,
To give on,
To give out,
To give over,
To give up,
give in,
give out,
give over,
give the once over,
give up,
giving up,
To give a handle,
To give a loose,
To give a say at,
To give and take,
To give away,
To give back,
To give battle,
To give birth to,
To give chase,
To give ear to,
To give effect to,
To give forth,
To give ground,
To give head,
To give large,
To give line,
To give place,
To give points,
To give possession,
To give quarter,
To give rein,
To give room,
To give the bag,
To give the hand,
To give the hand of,
To give the head,
To give the lie to,
To give the mitten to,
To give the rein to,
To give the sack,
To give the sack to,
To give the whetstone,
To give time,
To give to the dogs,
To give to wife,
To give tongue,
To give up the ghost,
To give upon,
To give vent to,
To give way,
give a damn,
give a hand,
give a hang,
give a hoot,
give a lift,
give and take,
give away,
give back,
give birth,
give birth to,
give care,
give chase,
give diligence,
give ear,
give forth,
give ground,
give it a try,
give it a whirl,
give notice,
give or take,
give rise,
give suck,
give thanks,
give the axe,
give the bounce,
give the eye,
give the gate,
give the sack,
give the word,
give tongue to,
give vent,
give voice,
give way,
give way to,
giving birth,
giving medication,
not give a hoot,
To give a person line,
To give one rope,
To give one the bag,
To give one the dor,
To give one the head,
To give one the slip,
To give one to understand,
To give one's self up,
To give the time of day,
To give way together,
alms-giving,
give full measure,
give it the deep six,
give one's best,
give the glad eye,
give-and-go,
give-and-take,
give-up the ghost,
life-giving,
self-giving,
To give a piece of one's mind to,
To give one the cold shoulder,
To give one the lie in his throat,
To give one's self away