Definition of emits Emits

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emits, verb, present, 3rd person singular of emit (infinitive).

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Verb emits, emitting, emitted
emit - 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"
		give out, give off
		absorb, take in cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
		effuse give out or emit (also metaphorically); "The room effuses happiness"
		reflect, shine give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
		spark, sparkle emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"
		radiate send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness"
		scintillate physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"
		smoke, fume inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?"
		reek be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
		shoot produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
		ray emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"
		steam cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables"
emit - expel (gases or odors)
		breathe, pass off
		eject, expel, exhaust, release, discharge put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"
		burp, belch, eruct, bubble expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"
		force out emit or cause to move with force of effort; "force out the air"; "force out the splinter"
		give forth, emanate, exhale proceed or issue forth, as from a source; "Water emanates from this hole in the ground"
		radiate send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness"
		bubble form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"
emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
		utter, let out, let loose
		call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
		gibber chatter inarticulately; of monkeys
		crow express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"
		crow express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"
		trumpet utter in trumpet-like sounds; "Elephants are trumpeting"
		coo cry softly, as of pigeons
		shout out, yell, holler, hollo, scream, squall, shout, cry, call utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"
		miaou, miaow make a cat-like sound
		tsk, tut, tut-tut utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
		echo, repeat call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy"
		call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
		shoot produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
		gurgle utter with a gurgling sound; "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled"
		cry shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
		nasale speak in a nasal voice; "`Come here,' he nasaled"
		bite out utter; "She bit out a curse"
		sigh heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly"
		troat emit a cry intended to attract other animals; used especially of animals at rutting time
		lift remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
		pant breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
		volley utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"
		break into change pace; "The dancers broke into a cha-cha"; "The horse broke into a gallop"
		heave bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"
		chorus utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused"
		splutter, sputter spit up in an explosive manner
		deliver deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
		hoot to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance"
		grunt issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"
		wolf-whistle whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males
		snort make a snorting sound by exhaling hard; "The critic snorted contemptuously"
		spit out, spit expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
		groan, moan indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"
		growl, rumble, grumble make a low noise; "rumbling thunder"
		wrawl, yammer, yowl, howl utter shrieks, as of cats
		bark tan (a skin) with bark tannins
		baa, blat, blate, bleat cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
		bellow, roar make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"
		cheep, chirrup, chirp, peep appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"
		churr, whirr make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
		chirr make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas
		meow, mew cry like a cat; "the cat meowed"
		quack act as a medical quack or a charlatan
		hoot to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance"
		cronk, honk cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"
		siss, sizz, hiss, sibilate make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
		sibilate utter a sibilant
		hee-haw, bray braying characteristic of donkeys
		oink, squeal utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
		cluck, clack, click make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
		low, moo make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
		cackle emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
		gobble make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys
		neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny make a characteristic sound, of a horse
		gargle rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with this liquid"
		caw utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens
		mew utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls
		haw utter `haw'; "he hemmed and hawed"
		hem utter `hem' or `ahem'
		cronk, croak utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
		sing to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"
		smack press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
		give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"

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Wiktionary

emit (Verb)
To send out or give off .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

emit (v. t.)
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.
emit (v. t.)
To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

emit
e-mit′, v.t. to send out: to throw or give out: in issue: to utter (a declaration):—pr.p. emit′ting; pa.p. emit′ted.—n. Em′issary, one sent out on a secret mission: a spy: an underground channel by which the water of a lake escapes.—adj. that is sent forth.—n. Emis′sion, the act of emitting: that which is issued at one time.—adjs. Emis′sive, Emis′sory, emitting, sending out.—Emission theory, the theory that all luminous bodies emit with equal velocities a number of elastic corpuscles, which travel in straight lines, are reflected, and are refracted. [L. emittĕre, emissum—e, out of, mittĕre, to send.]