give-up the ghost vs give out

give-up the ghost and give out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
give-up the ghost	No	No	Yes	No
give out	No	No	Yes	No

give-up the ghost (verb)	give out (verb)
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life	stop operating or functioning
	prove insufficient
	give to several people
	give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.