give off
to produce something such as heat, light, or a smell
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To send something out into the air or environment
send out
to allow a substance such as smoke or chemicals to escape into the atmosphere
give out
to produce something such as a sound or light
issue from
if something such as a sound or smell issues from a place, it comes out from there
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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