put

[[t]pʊt[/t]]

v. put, put•ting, n.

1) to move (anything) into a specific location or position; place

2) to bring into some condition, relation, etc.:

to put affairs in order[/ex]

3) to force to undergo something

4) to set to a duty, task, action, etc

5) to render or translate, as into another language

6) to provide musical accompaniment for (words); set

7) to assign or attribute:

to put the blame on others[/ex]

8) to estimate (distance, time, etc.)

9) to bet or wager

10) to express or state:

To put it honestly, I don't care[/ex]

11) to apply (knowledge, skill, etc.) to a use or purpose

12) to submit for answer, consideration, etc

13) to impose (a tax, charge, etc.)

14) to invest (money, resources, etc.)

15) to throw or cast:

to put the shot[/ex]

16) to go or proceed:

to put to sea[/ex]

17) bot to shoot out or grow, or send forth shoots or sprouts

18) phv put about

a) naut. navig. Naut. to change direction, as on a course

b) phv to turn in a different direction

19) phv put across

a) phv to cause to be understood or received favorably

b) phv to do successfully; accomplish

20) phv put aside or by

a) phv to store up; save

b) phv to put out of the way; place to one side

21) phv put away

a) phv to put in the designated place for storage

b) phv to save, esp. for later use

c) phv to discard

d) phv to drink or eat

22) phv put down

a) phv to write down; record

b) phv to enter in a list, as of contributors

c) phv to suppress

d) phv to attribute; ascribe

e) phv to regard or categorize:

He was put down as a chronic complainer[/ex]

f) inf to disparage, humiliate, or embarrass

g) phv to pay as a deposit

h) phv to land an aircraft

23) phv put forth

a) bot phv to bear or grow:

trees putting forth green shoots[/ex]

b) phv to propose; present

c) phv to exert

d) phv to set out; depart

24) phv put forward

a) phv to propose; advance

b) phv to nominate or support

25) phv put in

a) Also, put into. Naut. to enter (a port or harbor)

b) phv to spend (time) as indicated

26) phv put in for, to apply for or request:

to put in for a transfer[/ex]

27) phv put off

a) phv to postpone; defer

b) phv to get rid of by evasion or delay

c) to disconcert or perturb:

We were put off by the book's abusive tone[/ex]

28) phv put on

a) phv to clothe oneself in

b) phv to assume or pretend

c) phv to produce or stage, as a show

d) phv inf Informal. to deceive (someone) as a joke; tease:

You're putting me on, aren't you?[/ex]

29) phv put out

a) phv to extinguish, as a fire

b) phv to be vexed or annoyed

c) phv to subject to inconvenience

d) +spo Baseball, Softball, Cricket. to cause to be denied an opportunity to reach base or score; retire

e) phv to publish

f) phv to go out to sea

g) phv to manufacture; produce

30) phv put over

phv to accomplish successfully

31) phv put through

a) phv to complete successfully

b) phv to bring about; effect

c) phv to make a telephone connection for:

Put me through to Los Angeles[/ex]

d) phv tgp to make (a telephone connection):

to put a call through to Hong Kong[/ex]

e) phv to cause to suffer or endure

32) phv put up

a) phv to construct; erect

b) phv coo to can (vegetables, fruits, etc.); preserve (jam, jelly, etc.)

c) phv to set or arrange (the hair)

d) phv to provide (money)

e) phv to lodge

f) phv to propose as a candidate; nominate

g) phv to offer, esp. for public sale

h) to sheathe (one's sword)

33) phv put upon, to impose upon

34) phv put up to, to incite

35) phv put up with, to tolerate

36) a throw or cast, esp. with a forward motion of the hand

37) bus

Also called put option an option to sell stock at a specified price and by a specified date. Compare call 56)

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- put one's best foot forward put oneself out put on the dog or the ritz put something over on

Etymology: bef. 1000; ME put(t) en to push, thrust, put, OE *putian (as v. noun putung an impelling, inciting)