Dictionary Entry
emit
emit is a 4-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 7 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light.
- 2transitive verb
To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit.
- 3verb
expel (gases or odors)
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- 4verb
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
"She let out a big heavy sigh"
"He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
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- 5verb
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"
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