give off

give off  {v.}
To send out; let out; put forth.
Rotten eggs give off a bad smell.
Burning leaves give off thick smoke.
Syn.: GIVE OUT (2).
Categories: add yours {v.}
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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