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put

P0677600 (po͝ot)v. put, put·ting, puts v.tr.1. To place in a specified location; set: She put the books on the table.2. To cause to be in a specified condition: His gracious manners put me at ease.3. To cause (one) to undergo something; subject: The interrogators put the prisoner to torture.4. To assign; attribute: They put a false interpretation on events.5. To estimate: We put the time at five o'clock.6. To impose or levy: The governor has put a tax on cigarettes.7. Games To wager (a stake); bet: put $50 on a horse.8. Sports To hurl with an overhand pushing motion: put the shot.9. To bring up for consideration or judgment: put a question to the judge.10. To express; state: I put my objections bluntly.11. To render in a specified language or literary form: put prose into verse.12. To adapt: The lyrics had been put to music.13. To urge or force to an action: a mob that put the thief to flight.14. To apply: We must put our minds to it.15. To force the purchase of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a put option.v.intr. Nautical To proceed: The ship put into the harbor.n.1. Sports An act of putting the shot.2. An option to sell a stipulated amount of stock or securities within a specified time and at a fixed price.adj. Fixed; stationary: stay put.Phrasal Verbs: put about Nautical To change or cause to change direction; go or cause to go from one tack to another. put across1. To state so as to be understood clearly or accepted readily: put her views across during the hearing.2. To attain or carry through by deceit or trickery. put aside1. To stop using, working on, or considering until later: We put aside the idea until the next meeting.2. To disregard; forget about: Why not put aside your grudge? put away1. To renounce; discard: put all negative thoughts away.2. Informal To consume (food or drink) readily and quickly: put away the dinner in just a few minutes.3. Informal To confine to a prison or mental health facility.4. a. Informal To kill: The injured cat was put away.b. To bury. put by To save for later use: "Some crops were so abundant they could even be put by" (Carole Lalli). put down1. a. To write down.b. To enter in a list.2. a. To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion.b. To render ineffective: put down rumors.3. To subject (an animal) to euthanasia.4. Informal a. To criticize: put me down for failing the course.b. To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.c. To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).5. a. To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.b. To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.6. To consume (food or drink) readily; put away: puts down three big meals a day. put forth1. To grow: Plants put forth new growth in the spring.2. To bring to bear; exert: At least put forth a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor.3. To offer for consideration: put forth an idea. put forward To propose for consideration: put forward a new plan. put in1. To make a formal offer of: put in a plea of guilty.2. To introduce, as in conversation; interpose: He put in a good word for me.3. To spend (time) at a location or job: I put in eight hours at the office.4. To plant: We put in 20 rows of pine trees.5. To make (a telephone call): I put in a call to the school principal.6. To apply: put in for early retirement.7. Nautical a. To enter a port or harbor: The freighter puts in at noon.b. To launch a small boat: The kayakers put in below the dam. put off1. a. To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.b. To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.2. To take off; discard: put off a sweater.3. To repel or repulse, as from bad manners: His indifferent attitude has put us off.4. To pass (money) or sell (merchandise) fraudulently. put on1. To clothe oneself with; don: put on a coat; put socks on.2. To apply; activate: put on the brakes.3. To assume affectedly: put on an English accent.4. Slang To tease or mislead (another): You're putting me on!5. To add: put on weight.6. To produce; perform: put on a variety show. put out1. To extinguish: put out a fire.2. Nautical To leave, as a port or harbor; depart.3. To expel: put out a drunk from the bar.4. To publish: put out a weekly newsletter.5. a. To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?b. To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.6. To make an effort: We've really had to put out to get this project finished.7. Baseball To cause (a batter or base runner) to be ruled out.8. Vulgar Slang To be willing to engage in casual sexual activity; be sexually available. put over1. To postpone; delay.2. To put across, especially to deceive: tried to put a lie over, but to no avail. put through1. To bring to a successful end: put the project through on time; put through a number of new laws.2. To cause to undergo: He put me through a lot of trouble.3. a. To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.b. To obtain a connection for (a telephone call). put to Nautical To head for shore. put together To construct; create: put together a new bookcase; put together a tax package. put up1. To erect; build.2. To preserve; can: put up six jars of jam.3. To nominate: put up a candidate at a convention.4. To provide (funds) in advance: put up money for the new musical.5. To provide lodgings for: put a friend up for the night.6. Sports To startle (game animals) from cover: put up grouse.7. To offer for sale: put up his antiques.8. a. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.b. To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight. put upon To impose on; overburden: He was always being put upon by his friends.Idioms: put an end/a halt/a stop to To bring to an end; terminate. put down roots To establish a permanent residence in a locale. put in an appearance To attend a social engagement, especially for a short time. put it to (someone) Slang 1. To overburden with tasks or work.2. To put blame on.3. To take unfair advantage of.4. To lay out the facts of a situation to (another) in a forceful candid manner.5. To defeat soundly; trounce. put (one) in mind To remind: You put me in mind of your grandmother. put (oneself) out To make a considerable effort; go to trouble or expense. put (one's) finger on To identify: I can't put my finger on the person in that photograph. put (one's) foot down To take a firm stand. put (one's) foot in (one's) mouth To make a tactless remark. put paid to Chiefly British To finish off; put to rest: "We've given up saying we only kill to eat; Kraft dinner and freeze-dried food have put paid to that one" (Margaret Atwood). put (someone) in (someone's) place To lower the dignity of (someone); humble. put (someone) through (someone's) paces To cause to demonstrate ability or skill; test: The drama coach put her students through their paces before the first performance. put (someone) up to To cause to commit a funny, mischievous, or malicious act: My older brother put me up to making a prank telephone call. put something over on To deceive, cheat, or trick.put the arm/bite/squeeze on Slang To ask another for money. put the finger on Slang To inform on: The witness put the finger on the killer. put the lie to To show to be false or inaccurate. put the make/moves on Slang To make sexual advances to.put the screws to/on Slang To pressure (another) in an extreme manner. put the skids on Slang To bring to a halt: "Sacrificing free speech to put the skids on prurient printed matter is not the correct path, the courts said" (Curtis J. Sitomer). put to bed Informal 1. To make final preparations for the printing of (a newspaper, for example).2. To make final preparations for completing (a project). put to it To cause extreme difficulty for: We were put to it to finish the book on time. put to sleep1. To make weary; bore.2. To subject to euthanasia.3. To subject to general anesthesia. put two and two together To draw the proper conclusions from existing evidence or indications. put up or shut up Slang To have to endure an unpleasant situation or take action to remedy it. put up with To endure without complaint: We had to put up with the inconvenience.

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[Middle English putten, back-formation from Old English *pūtte, past tense of pȳtan, to put out.]

put up

vb (adverb, mainly tr) 1. (Building) to build; erect: to put up a statue. 2. to accommodate or be accommodated at: can you put me up for tonight?. 3. (Commerce) to increase (prices)4. to submit or present (a plan, case, etc)5. to offer: to put a house up for sale. 6. to provide or supply; give: to put up a good fight. 7. (Banking & Finance) to provide (money) for; invest in: they put up five thousand for the new project. 8. (Cookery) to preserve or can (jam, etc)9. (Hairdressing & Grooming) to pile up (long hair) on the head in any of several styles10. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (also intr) to nominate or be nominated as a candidate, esp for a political or society post: he put his wife up as secretary; he put up for president. 11. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) archaic to return (a weapon) to its holder, as a sword to its sheath: put up your pistol!. 12. put up to a. to inform or instruct (a person) about (tasks, duties, etc)b. to urge or goad (a person) on to; incite to13. put up with informal to endure; tolerate adj dishonestly or craftily prearranged or conceived (esp in the phrase put-up job)

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	put up - place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"postinstal, install, put in, set up - set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"
	2.	put up - mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"provide, offerwage, engage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
	3.	put up - construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"erect, set up, rear, raiseconstruction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"build, construct, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
	4.	put up - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, stick out, suffer, stand, supportlive with, swallow, accept - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"hold still for, stand for - tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"bear up - endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"take lying down - suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down"take a joke - listen to a joke at one's own expense; "Can't you take a joke?"sit out - endure to the endpay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
	5.	put up - make available for sale at an auction; "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"offer - make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"
	6.	put up - preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"can, tincookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
	7.	put up - provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"domiciliate, houserehouse - put up in a new or different housinghome - provide with, or send to, a homelodge, accommodate - provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"chamber - place in a chambershelter - provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"take in - provide with shelter
	8.	put up - provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount"contributepay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
	9.	put up - propose as a candidate for some honornominate, put forwardnominate, propose - put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"

put

verb1. To deposit in a specified place:lay, place, set, stick.2. To calculate approximately:approximate, estimate, place, reckon, set.3. To establish and apply as compulsory:assess, exact, impose, levy.4. To put up as a stake in a game or speculation:bet, gamble, lay (down), post, risk, stake, venture, wager.Informal: go.5. To seek an answer to (a question):ask, pose, raise.6. To utter publicly:air, express, state, vent, ventilate.Idiom: come out with.7. To express in another language, while systematically retaining the original sense:construe, render, translate.8. To convey in language or words of a particular form:couch, express, formulate, phrase, word.phrasal verb
put away1. Informal. To eat completely or entirely:consume, devour, dispatch, eat up.Informal: polish off.2. Informal. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:destroy, finish (off), kill, liquidate, murder, slay.Slang: bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap.phrasal verb
put byTo reserve for the future:keep, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, salt away, save (up), set by.phrasal verb
put downTo bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight:choke off, crush, extinguish, quash, quell, quench, squash, squelch, suppress.Idiom: put the lid on.phrasal verb
put forthTo put forward (a topic) for discussion:bring up, broach, introduce, moot, raise.phrasal verb
put forwardTo state, as an idea, for consideration:advance, offer, pose, propose, propound, set forth, submit, suggest.phrasal verb
put in1. To ask for employment, acceptance, or admission:apply, petition.2. To spend or complete (time), as a prison term:serve.Informal: do.3. To use time in a particular way:pass, spend.4. Nautical. To come or go into (a place):come in, enter, go in, penetrate.Idioms: gain entrance, set foot in.phrasal verb
put offTo offer or put into circulation (an inferior or spurious item):fob off, foist, palm off, pass off.phrasal verb
put on1. To put (an article of clothing) on one's person:assume, don, get on, pull on, slip into, slip on.2. To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of:act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, play-act, pose, pretend, sham, simulate.3. To take on or give a false appearance of:affect, assume, counterfeit, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate.Idiom: make believe.4. To produce on the stage:act (out), do, dramatize, enact, give, perform, present, stage.phrasal verb
put out1. To cause to stop burning or giving light:douse, extinguish, quench, snuff out.2. To bring to bear steadily or forcefully:exercise, exert, ply, throw, wield.3. To present for circulation, exhibit, or sale:bring out, issue, publish.4. To cause inconvenience for:discomfort, discommode, incommode, inconvenience, trouble.5. To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, get, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, rile, ruffle, vex.Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin.phrasal verb
put throughTo bring about and carry to a successful conclusion:bring off, carry out, carry through, effect, effectuate, execute.Informal: swing.phrasal verb
put togetherTo create by forming, combining, or altering materials:assemble, build, construct, fabricate, fashion, forge, frame, make, manufacture, mold, produce, shape.phrasal verb
put up1. To raise upright:erect, pitch, raise, rear, set up, upraise, uprear.2. To make or form (a structure):build, construct, erect, raise, rear.3. To prepare (food) for storage and future use:can, conserve, preserve.4. To provide with often temporary lodging:accommodate, bed (down), berth, bestow, billet, board, bunk, domicile, harbor, house, lodge, quarter, room.

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put

(put) – present participle ˈputting: past tense, past participle put – verb1. to place in a certain position or situation. He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French? 放，擺 放，摆 2. to submit or present (a proposal, question etc). I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee. 提出 提出3. to express in words. He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things! 表達 表达4. to write down. I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put. 下筆寫(文章等)，陳述 下笔写（文章等），陈述 5. to sail in a particular direction. We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs. 航行 航行ˈput-on adjective pretended; not genuine. a put-on foreign accent; Her accent sounded put-on. 假裝的 假装的a put-up job something done to give a false appearance, in order to cheat or trick someone. 預先佈置好的勾當，騙局 预先布置好的勾当，骗局 put about to spread (news etc). 散佈，宣傳 散布，宣传 put across/over to convey or communicate (ideas etc) to others. He's very good at putting his ideas across. 傳達，使被接受 传达，使被接受 put aside1. to abandon (work etc) temporarily. She put aside her needlework. 把...擱在一邊 把...搁在一边2. to save or preserve for the future. He tries to put aside a little money each month. 儲存...備用 储存...备用put away to return to its proper place, especially out of sight. She put her clothes away in the drawer. 收起來放回原處 把...收起来，放好 put back to return to its proper place. Did you put my keys back? 把...放回原處 把...放回原处put by to save or preserve for the future. I have put by some money for emergencies. 儲存...備用 储存...备用put down1. to lower. The teacher asked the pupil to put his hand down. 放下 放下2. to place on the floor or other surface, out of one's hands. Put that knife down immediately! 放下(表示放在地上或它物上) 放下（表示放在地上或它物上） 3. to subdue (a rebellion etc). 平定，鎮壓 平定，镇压 4. to kill (an animal) painlessly when it is old or very ill. 屠宰 屠宰put down for to write the name of (someone) on a list etc for a particular purpose. You have been put down for the one hundred metres' race. 記下...的姓名 记下...的姓名put one's feet up to take a rest. 歇腳，休息 歇脚，休息 put forth (of plants etc) to produce (leaves, shoots etc). 長出 长出put in1. to insert or install. We're having a new shower put in. 插入，安裝 插入，安装 2. to do (a certain amount of work etc). He put in an hour's training today. 從事(一段時間的工作) 干（一段时间的工作） put in for to apply for, or claim. Are you putting in for that job? 申請 申请put off1. to switch off (a light etc). Please put the light off! 關掉 关掉2. to delay; to postpone. He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday. 推遲 推迟3. to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person). I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu. 取消(約會) 取消（约会） 4. to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for). The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner. 使厭惡 使厌恶put on1. to switch on (a light etc). Put the light on! 開(燈) 开（灯） 2. to dress oneself in. Which shoes are you going to put on? 穿，戴 穿，戴 3. to add or increase. The car put on speed; I've put on weight. 增加 增加4. to present or produce (a play etc). They're putting on `Hamlet' next week. 上演(戲劇等) 上演（戏剧等） 5. to provide (eg transport). They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m. 添加 添加6. to make a false show of; to pretend. She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on. 假裝，偽稱有 假装，伪称有 7. to bet (money) on. I've put a pound on that horse to win. 打賭 打赌put out1. to extend (a hand etc). He put out his hand to steady her. 伸出 伸出2. (of plants etc) to produce (shoots, leaves etc). 長出，生產 长出，生产 3. to extinguish (a fire, light etc). The fire brigade soon put out the fire. 撲滅，熄滅 扑灭，熄灭 4. to issue, give out. They put out a distress call. 發放 发放5. to cause bother or trouble to. Don't put yourself out for my sake! 打擾 打扰6. to annoy. I was put out by his decision. 使煩惱，使生氣 使烦恼，使生气 put through1. to arrange (a deal, agreement etc). 安排 安排2. to connect by telephone. I'm trying to put you through (to London). (由電話)接通 （由电话）接通 put together to construct. The vase broke, but I managed to put it together again. 使...成為整體，裝配 使...成为整体，装配 put up1. to raise (a hand etc). 舉起 举起2. to build; to erect. They're putting up some new houses. 建造，搭起 建造，搭起 3. to fix on a wall etc. He put the poster up. 張貼 张贴4. to increase (a price etc). They're putting up the fees again. 擡高(價格等) 抬高（价格等） 5. to offer or show (resistance etc). He's putting up a brave fight. 表示要，施以 表示要，施以 6. to provide (money) for a purpose. He promised to put up the money for the scheme. 提供(資金等) 提供（资金等） 7. to provide a bed etc for (a person) in one's home. Can you put us up next Thursday night? 提供食宿 提供食宿put up to to persuade (a person) to do something. Who put you up to writing that letter? 說服...做某事，唆使...做某事 说服...做某事，唆使...做某事 put up with to bear patiently. I cannot put up with all this noise. 忍受 忍受

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The job of the fire brigade is to put out (not put off) fires.

put up

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