put

put · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Move to or place in a particular position.

  2. 2.

    Bring into a particular state or condition.

  3. 3.

    Express or phrase in a particular way.

  4. 4.

    Assign a particular value, estimate, or rank to.

  5. 5.

    Throw (a shot or weight) as an athletic sport.

Phrases & expressions

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    put aside — Save for later use.
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    put away — Store in its proper place; consume food or drink.
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    put down — Write; suppress; criticize; euthanize an animal.
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    put forward — Propose for consideration.
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    put off — Postpone; discourage or repel.
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    put on — Wear; gain (weight); pretend.
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    put out — Extinguish; inconvenience; publish.
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    put through — Connect by telephone; cause to undergo.
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    put up — Accommodate; erect; tolerate.
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    put up with — Tolerate.
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    stay put — Remain in one place.
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    hard put — Finding it difficult.

Related words

Antonyms: remove, take
See also: lay, place, position, set
Synonyms: lay, place, position, set

Etymology

From Old English putian ("to push, thrust"), of uncertain origin, possibly related to Old Norse pota ("to poke").