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put       [poot] Pronunciation Key verb, put, put·ting, adjective, noun
–verb (used with object)
1.to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
2.to bring into some relation, state, etc.: to put everything in order.
3.to place in the charge or power of a person, institution, etc.: to put a child in a special school.
4.to subject to the endurance or suffering of something: to put convicted spies to death.
5.to set to a duty, task, action, etc.: I put him to work setting the table.
6.to force or drive to some course or action: to put an army to flight.
7.to render or translate, as into another language: He put the novel into French.
8.to provide (words) with music as accompaniment; set: to put a poem to music.
9.to assign or attribute: You put a political interpretation on everything.
10.to set at a particular place, point, amount, etc., in a scale of estimation: I'd put the distance at five miles.
11.to bet or wager: to put two dollars on a horse.
12.to express or state: To put it mildly, I don't understand.
13.to apply, as to a use or purpose: to put one's knowledge to practical use.
14.to set, give, or make: to put an end to an ancient custom.
15.to propose or submit for answer, consideration, deliberation, etc.: to put a question before a committee.
16.to impose, as a burden, charge, or the like: to put a tax on luxury articles.
17.to invest (often fol. by in or into): to put one's money in real estate; to put one's savings into securities.
18.to lay the blame of (usually fol. by on, to, etc.): He put my failure to lack of experience.
19.to throw or cast, esp. with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder: to put the shot.
–verb (used without object)
20.to go, move, or proceed: to put to sea.
21.Informal. to begin to travel: to put for home.
22.to shoot out or grow, or send forth shoots or sprouts.
–noun
23.a throw or cast, esp. one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
24.Also called put option. Finance. an option that gives the right to sell a fixed amount of a particular stock at a predetermined price within a given time, purchased by a person who expects the stock to decline. Compare call (def. 52).
—Verb phrases
25.put about,
a.Nautical. to change direction, as on a course.
b.to start (a rumor); circulate.
c.to inconvenience; trouble.
d.to disturb; worry.
e.to turn in a different direction.
26.put across,
a.to cause to be understood or received favorably: She put across her new idea. He puts himself across well.
b.to do successfully; accomplish: to put a project across.
c.to be successful in (a form of deception): It was obviously a lie, but he put it across.
27.put aside or by,
a.to store up; save.
b.Also, set aside. to put out of the way; place to one side: Put aside your books and come for a walk.
28.put away,
a.to put in the designated place for storage: Put away the groceries as soon as you get home.
b.to save, esp. for later use: to put away a few dollars each week.
c.to discard: Put away those childish notions.
d.to drink or eat, esp. in a large quantity; finish off: to put away a hearty supper after jogging.
e.to confine in a jail or a mental institution: He was put away for four years.
f.to put to death by humane means: The dog was so badly injured that the veterinarian had to put it away.
29.put down,
a.to write down; register; record.
b.to enter in a list, as of subscribers or contributors: Put me down for a $10 donation.
c.to suppress; check; squelch: to put down a rebellion.
d.to attribute; ascribe: We put your mistakes down to nervousness.
e.to regard or categorize: He was put down as a chronic complainer.
f.Informal. to criticize, esp. in a contemptuous manner; disparage; belittle.
g.Informal. to humble, humiliate, or embarrass.
h.to pay as a deposit.
i.to store for future use: to put down a case of wine.
j.to dig or sink, as a well.
k.to put (an animal) to death; put away.
l.to land an aircraft or in an aircraft: We put down at Orly after six hours.
30.put forth,
a.to bring out; bear; grow: The trees are putting forth new green shoots.
b.to propose; present: No one has put forth a workable solution.
c.to bring to public notice; publish: A new interpretation of the doctrine has been put forth.
d.to exert; exercise: We will have to put forth our best efforts to win.
e.to set out; depart: Dark clouds threatened as we put forth from the shore.
31.put forward,
a.to propose; advance: I hesitated to put forward my plan.
b.to nominate, promote, or support, as for a position: We put him forward for treasurer.
32.put in,
a.Also, put into. Nautical. to enter a port or harbor, esp. for shelter, repairs, or provisions.
b.to interpose; intervene.
c.to spend (time) as indicated.
33.put in for, to apply for or request (something): I put in for a transfer to another department.
34.put off,
a.to postpone; defer.
b.to confuse or perturb; disconcert; repel: We were put off by the book's abusive tone.
c.to get rid of by delay or evasion.
d.to lay aside; take off.
e.to start out, as on a voyage.
f.to launch (a boat) from shore or from another vessel: They began to put off the lifeboats as the fire spread.
35.put on,
a.to clothe oneself with (an article of clothing).
b.to assume insincerely or falsely; pretend.
c.to assume; adopt.
d.to inflict; impose.
e.to cause to be performed; produce; stage.
f.Informal. to tease (a person), esp. by pretending the truth of something that is untrue: You can't be serious—you're putting me on, aren't you?
g.to act in a pretentious or ostentatious manner; exaggerate: All that putting on didn't impress anyone.
36.put out,
a.to extinguish, as a fire.
b.to confuse; embarrass.
c.to be vexed or annoyed: He was put out when I missed our appointment.
d.to subject to inconvenience.
e.Baseball, Softball, Cricket. to cause to be removed from an opportunity to reach base or score; retire.
f.to publish.
g.to go out to sea.
h.to manufacture; prepare; produce.
i.to exert; apply: They were putting out their best efforts.
j.Slang: Vulgar. (of a woman) to engage in coitus.
37.put over,
a.to succeed in; accomplish: It will take an exceptional administrator to put over this reorganization.
b.to postpone; defer: Discussion of this point will be put over until new evidence is introduced.
38.put through,
a.to complete successfully; execute: He was not able to put through his project.
b.to bring about; effect: The proposed revisions have not as yet been put through.
c.to make a telephone connection for: Put me through to Los Angeles.
d.to make (a telephone connection): Put a call through to Hong Kong.
e.to cause to undergo or endure: She's been put through a lot the past year.
39.put up,
a.to construct; erect.
b.to can (vegetables, fruits, etc.); preserve (jam, jelly, etc.).
c.to set or arrange (the hair).
d.to provide (money); contribute.
e.to accommodate; lodge.
f.to display; show.
g.to stake (money) to support a wager.
h.to propose as a candidate; nominate: Someone is going to put him up for president.
i.to offer, esp. for public sale.
j.Archaic. to sheathe one's sword; stop fighting.
40.put upon, to take unfair advantage of; impose upon: Some of the employees felt put upon when they were asked to work late.
41.put up to, to provoke; prompt; incite: Someone put him up to calling us.
42.put up with, to endure; tolerate; bear: I couldn't put up with the noise any longer.
—Idioms
43.put it to, Slang.
a.to overburden with work, blame, etc.: They really put it to him in officer-training school.
b.to take advantage of; cheat: That used car dealer put it to me good.
44.put oneself out, to take pains; go to trouble or expense: She has certainly put herself out to see that everyone is comfortable.
45.put something over on, to take advantage of; deceive: He suspected that his friend had put something over on him, but he had no proof.
46.put to it, to be confronted with a problem; have difficulty: We were put to it to find the missing notebook.
47.stay put, Informal. to remain in the same position; refuse to move: The baby wouldn't stay put, and kept trying to climb out of the playpen.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME put(t)en to push, thrust, put, OE *putian (as v. noun putung an impelling, inciting); akin to pytan, potian to push, goad, c. ON pota to thrust, poke]

—Synonyms 1. Put, place, lay, set mean to bring or take an object (or cause it to go) to a certain location or position, there to leave it. Put is the general word: to put the dishes on the table; to put one's hair up. Place is a more formal word, suggesting precision of movement or definiteness of location: He placed his hand on the Bible. Lay, meaning originally to cause to lie, and set, meaning originally to cause to sit, are used particularly to stress the position in which an object is put: lay usually suggests putting an object rather carefully into a horizontal position: to lay a pattern out on the floor. Set usually means to place upright: to set a child on a horse. 16. levy, inflict.
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put       (pŏŏt)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
  1. To begin to move, especially in a hurry.
  2. 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.   Informal
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 across
  1. 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.
  3. To renounce; discard: put all negative thoughts away.
  4. Informal To consume (food or drink) readily and quickly: put away the dinner in just a few minutes.
  5. Informal To confine to a mental health facility.
    1. Informal To kill: The injured cat was put away.
    2. To bury.
    3. To write down.
    4. To enter in a list.
    5. To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion.
    6. To render ineffective: put down rumors.
    7. To criticize: put me down for failing the course.
    8. To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.
    9. To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).
    10. To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
    11. To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
    12. To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
    13. To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.
    14. To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
    15. To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
    16. To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
    17. To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
    18. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
    19. To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
    1. To write down.
    2. To enter in a list.
    3. To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion.
    4. To render ineffective: put down rumors.
    5. To criticize: put me down for failing the course.
    6. To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.
    7. To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).
    8. To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
    9. To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
    10. To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
    11. To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.
    12. To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
    13. To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
    14. To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
    15. To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
    16. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
    17. To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
    1. To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion.
    2. To render ineffective: put down rumors.
    3. To criticize: put me down for failing the course.
    4. To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.
    5. To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).
    6. To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
    7. To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
    8. To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
    9. To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.
    10. To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
    11. To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
    12. To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
    13. To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
    14. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
    15. To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
  9. To subject (an animal) to euthanasia.
  10. Slang
    1. To criticize: put me down for failing the course.
    2. To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.
    3. To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).
    4. To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
    5. To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
    6. To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
    7. To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.
    8. To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
    9. To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
    10. To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
    11. To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
    12. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
    13. To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
    1. To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
    2. To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
    3. To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
    4. To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.
    5. To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
    6. To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
    7. To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
    8. To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
    9. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
    10. To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
  12. To consume (food or drink) readily; put away: puts down three big meals a day.
  13. To grow: Plants put forth new growth in the spring.
  14. To bring to bear; exert: At least put forth a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor.
  15. To offer for consideration: put forth an idea.
  16. To make a formal offer of: put in a plea of guilty.
  17. To introduce, as in conversation; interpose: He put in a good word for me.
  18. To spend (time) at a location or job: I put in eight hours at the office.
  19. To plant: We put in 20 rows of pine trees.
  20. To apply: put in for early retirement.
  21. Nautical To enter a port or harbor: The freighter puts in at noon.
    1. To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
    2. To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.
    3. To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
    4. To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
    5. To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
    6. To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
    7. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
    8. To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
  23. To take off; discard: put off a sweater.
  24. To repel or repulse, as from bad manners: His indifferent attitude has put us off.
  25. To pass (money) or sell (merchandise) fraudulently.
  26. To clothe oneself with; don: put on a coat; put socks on.
  27. To apply; activate: put on the brakes.
  28. To assume affectedly: put on an English accent.
  29. Slang To tease or mislead (another): You're putting me on!
  30. To add: put on weight.
  31. To produce; perform: put on a variety show.
  32. To extinguish: put out a fire.
  33. Nautical To leave, as a port or harbor; depart.
  34. To expel: put out a drunk.
  35. To publish: put out a weekly newsletter.
    1. To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
    2. To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
    3. To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
    4. To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
    5. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
    6. To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
  37. To make an effort.
  38. Baseball To retire a runner.
  39. Vulgar Slang To be sexually active. Used of a woman.
  40. To postpone; delay.
  41. To put across, especially to deceive: tried to put a lie over, but to no avail.
  42. To bring to a successful end: put the project through on time; put through a number of new laws.
  43. To cause to undergo: He put me through a lot of trouble.
    1. To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
    2. To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
    3. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
    4. To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
  45. To erect; build.
  46. To preserve; can: put up six jars of jam.
  47. To nominate: put up a candidate at a convention.
  48. To provide (funds) in advance: put up money for the new musical.
  49. To provide lodgings for: put a friend up for the night.
  50. Sports To startle (game animals) from cover: put up grouse.
  51. To offer for sale: put up his antiques.
    1. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
    2. To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.

Phrasal Verb(s):
put about Nautical
To change or cause to change direction; go or cause to go from one tack to another.
put across
  1. 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 away
  1. 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 mental health facility.
    1. Informal To kill: The injured cat was put away.
    2. To bury.
put by
To save for later use: "Some crops were so abundant they could even be put by" (Carole Lalli).
put down
    1. To write down.
    2. To enter in a list.
    3. To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion.
    4. To render ineffective: put down rumors.
    5. To criticize: put me down for failing the course.
    6. To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.
    7. To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).
    8. To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
    9. To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
    1. To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion.
    2. To render ineffective: put down rumors.
    3. To criticize: put me down for failing the course.
    4. To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.
    5. To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).
    6. To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
    7. To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
  3. To subject (an animal) to euthanasia.
  4. Slang
    1. To criticize: put me down for failing the course.
    2. To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.
    3. To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).
    4. To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
    5. To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
    1. To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
    2. 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 forth
  1. 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 in
  1. 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 apply: put in for early retirement.
  6. Nautical To enter a port or harbor: The freighter puts in at noon.
put off
    1. To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
    2. 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 on
  1. 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 out
  1. To extinguish: put out a fire.
  2. Nautical To leave, as a port or harbor; depart.
  3. To expel: put out a drunk.
  4. To publish: put out a weekly newsletter.
    1. To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
    2. To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
  6. To make an effort.
  7. Baseball To retire a runner.
  8. Vulgar Slang To be sexually active. Used of a woman.
put over
  1. To postpone; delay.
  2. To put across, especially to deceive: tried to put a lie over, but to no avail.
put through
  1. 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.
    1. To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
    2. 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 up
  1. 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.
    1. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
    2. 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.

Idiom(s):
put an end/a halt/a stop to
To bring to an end; terminate.

Idiom(s):
put down roots
To establish a permanent residence in a locale.

Idiom(s):
put in an appearance
To attend a social engagement, especially for a short time.

Idiom(s):
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.

Idiom(s):
put (one) in mind
To remind: You put me in mind of your grandmother.

Idiom(s):
put (oneself) out
To make a considerable effort; go to trouble or expense.

Idiom(s):
put (one's) finger on
To identify: I can't put my finger on the person in that photograph.

Idiom(s):
put (one's) foot down
To take a firm stand.

Idiom(s):
put (one's) foot in (one's) mouth
To make a tactless remark.

Idiom(s):
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).

Idiom(s):
put (someone) in (someone's) place
To lower the dignity of (someone); humble.

Idiom(s):
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.

Idiom(s):
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.

Idiom(s):
put something over on:
To deceive, cheat, or trick.

Idiom(s):
put the arm/bite/squeeze on Slang
To ask another for money.

Idiom(s):
put the finger on Slang
To inform on: The witness put the finger on the killer.

Idiom(s):
put the make/moves on Slang
To make sexual advances to.

Idiom(s):
put the screws to/on Slang
To pressure (another) in an extreme manner.

Idiom(s):
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).

Idiom(s):
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).

Idiom(s):
put to it
To cause extreme difficulty for: We were put to it to finish the book on time.

Idiom(s):
put to sleep
  1. To make weary; bore.
  2. To subject to euthanasia.
  3. To subject to general anesthesia.

Idiom(s):
put two and two together
To draw the proper conclusions from existing evidence or indications.

Idiom(s):
put up or shut up Slang
To have to endure (something unpleasant) without complaining or take the action necessary to remove the source of the unpleasantry.

Idiom(s):
put up with
To endure without complaint: We had to put up with the inconvenience.

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

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put 
late O.E. putung "instigation, urging," lit. "putting;" also pytan "put out, thrust out" (of eyes), probably from Gmc. stem that also produced Dan. putte "to put," Swed. dial. putta. Meaning "act of casting a heavy stone overhead" (as a trial of strength) is attested from c.1300. Adj. phrase put out "angry, upset" is first recorded 1887; to put out, of a woman, "to offer oneself for sex" is from 1947. Verb phrase put down "snub" is from c.1400; put-down (n.) first recorded 1962. To put up with "tolerate, accept" (1755) was originally to put up, as in "to pocket." To put (someone) on "deceive" is from 1958; put-on "deception" is from 1937; from an earlier adj. meaning "assumed, feigned" (1621), a fig. extension of the notion of putting on costumes or disguises.

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noun
1. the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date [syn: put option] [ant: call] 

verb
1. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" 
2. cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation; "That song put me in awful good humor"; "put your ideas in writing" 
3. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" [syn: frame] 
4. attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" 
5. make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: invest] [ant: disinvest] 
6. estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn: place] 
7. cause (someone) to undergo something; "He put her to the torture" 
8. adapt; "put these words to music" 
9. arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" [syn: arrange] 

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In addition to the idioms beginning with put, also see (put) at ease; (put on a) brave face; cart before the horse, put; clamp down (put the clamps on); flesh out (put flesh and bone on); for (put in one's) two cents; (put on a) hair shirt; hard put; (put) in effect; (put) in the picture; lay (put) one's cards on the table; lay (put) one's hands on; lay (put) the blame on; (put someone's) nose out of joint; not put something past someone; (put) off the track; (put) on a pedestal; (put) out of business; pull (put over) a fast one; put one's head on the block; throw (put) off the scent. Also see under set.


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Put In Bay, OH Zip code(s): 43456

Put-in-Bay, OH (village, FIPS 65032) Location: 41.65307 N, 82.81510 W
Population (1990): 141 (171 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

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Foot\ (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. Feet (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way. [root]77, 250. Cf. Antipodes, Cap-a-pie, Expedient, Fet to fetch, Fetlock, Fetter, Pawn a piece in chess, Pedal.]

1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See Manus, and Pes.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of Buccinum.

3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.

4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed.

And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their feet. --Milton.

5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the singular.

Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason. --Berkeley.

6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the singular. [R.]

As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.

7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard.

Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of a man's foot. It differs in length in different countries. In the United States and in England it is 304.8 millimeters.

8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry. "Both horse and foot." --Milton.

9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent.

10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.

Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or lower part. It is also much used as the first of compounds.

Foot artillery. (Mil.) (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot. (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.

Foot bank (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.

Foot barracks (Mil.), barracks for infantery.

Foot bellows, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.

Foot company (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.

Foot gear, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or boots.

Foot hammer (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a treadle.

Foot iron. (a) The step of a carriage. (b) A fetter.

Foot jaw. (Zo["o]l.) See Maxilliped.

Foot key (Mus.), an organ pedal.

Foot level (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance. --Farrow.

Foot mantle, a long garment to protect the dress in riding; a riding skirt. [Obs.]

Foot page, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]

Foot passenger, one who passes on foot, as over a road or bridge.

Foot pavement, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway; a trottoir.

Foot poet, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.

Foot post. (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot. (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.

Fot pound, & Foot poundal. (Mech.) See Foot pound and Foot poundal, in the Vocabulary.

Foot press (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing press, moved by a treadle.

Foot race, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.

Foot rail, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the lower side.

Foot rot, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.

Foot rule, a rule or measure twelve inches long.

Foot screw, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an uneven place.

Foot secretion. (Zo["o]l.) See Sclerobase.

Foot soldier, a soldier who serves on foot.

Foot stick (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.

Foot stove, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot coals for warming the feet.

Foot tubercle. (Zo["o]l.) See Parapodium.

Foot valve (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air pump from the condenser.

Foot vise, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by a treadle.

Foot waling (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.

Foot wall (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.

By foot, or On foot, by walking; as, to pass a stream on foot.

Cubic foot. See under Cubic.

Foot and mouth disease, a contagious disease (Eczema epizo["o]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc., characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in the mouth and about the hoofs.

Foot of the fine (Law), the concluding portion of an acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of land was conveyed. See Fine of land, under Fine, n.; also Chirograph. (b).

Square foot. See under Square.

To be on foot, to be in motion, action, or process of execution.

To keep the foot (Script.), to preserve decorum. "Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God." --Eccl. v. 1.

To put one's foot down, to take a resolute stand; to be determined. [Colloq.]

To put the best foot foremost, to make a good appearance; to do one's best. [Colloq.]

To set on foot, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set on foot a subscription.

To put, or set, one on his feet, to put one in a position to go on; to assist to start.

Under foot. (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample under foot. --Gibbon. (b) Below par. [Obs.] "They would be forced to sell . . . far under foot." --Bacon.

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Lay\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laid; p. pr. & vb. n. Laying.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See Lie to be prostrate.]

1. To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust.

A stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den. --Dan. vi. 17.

Soft on the flowery herb I found me laid. --Milton.

2. To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table.

3. To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.

4. To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.

5. To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit.

After a tempest when the winds are laid. --Waller.

6. To cause to lie dead or dying.

Brave C[ae]neus laid Ortygius on the plain, The victor C[ae]neus was by Turnus slain. --Dryden.

7. To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.

I dare lay mine honor He will remain so. --Shak.

8. To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.

9. To apply; to put.

She layeth her hands to the spindle. --Prov. xxxi. 19.

10. To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.

The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. --Is. Iiii. 6.

11. To impute; to charge; to allege.

God layeth not folly to them. --Job xxiv. 12.

Lay the fault on us. --Shak.

12. To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one.

13. To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one.

14. (Law) To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue. --Bouvier.

15. (Mil.) To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.

16. (Rope Making) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope.

17. (Print.) (a) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone. (b) To place (new type) properly in the cases.

To lay asleep, to put sleep; to make unobservant or careless. --Bacon.

To lay bare, to make bare; to strip.

And laid those proud roofs bare to summer's rain. --Byron.

To lay before, to present to; to submit for consideration; as, the papers are laid before Congress.

To lay by. (a) To save. (b) To discard.

Let brave spirits . . . not be laid by. --Bacon.

To lay by the heels, to put in the stocks. --Shak.

To lay down. (a) To stake as a wager. (b) To yield; to relinquish; to surrender; as, to lay down one's life; to lay down one's arms. (c) To assert or advance, as a proposition or principle.

To lay forth. (a) To extend at length; (reflexively) to exert one's self; to expatiate. [Obs.] (b) To lay out (as a corpse). [Obs.] --Shak.

To lay hands on, to seize.

To lay hands on one's self, or To lay violent hands on one's self, to injure one's self; specif., to commit suicide.

To lay heads together, to consult.

To lay hold of, or To lay hold on, to seize; to catch.

To lay in, to store; to provide.

To lay it on, to apply without stint. --Shak.

To lay on, to apply with force; to inflict; as, to lay on blows.

To lay on load, to lay on blows; to strike violently. [Obs. or Archaic]

To lay one's self out, to strive earnestly.

No selfish man will be concerned to lay out himself for the good of his country. --Smalridge.

To lay one's self open to, to expose one's self to, as to an accusation.

To lay open, to open; to uncover; to expose; to reveal.

To lay over, to spread over; to cover.

To lay out. (a) To expend. --Macaulay. (b) To display; to discover. (c) To plan in detail; to arrange; as, to lay out a garden. (d) To prepare for burial; as, to lay out a corpse. (e) To exert; as, to lay out all one's strength.

To lay siege to. (a) To besiege; to encompass with an army. (b) To beset pertinaciously.

To lay the course (Naut.), to sail toward the port intended without jibing.

To lay the land (Naut.), to cause it to disappear below the horizon, by sailing away from it.

To lay to (a) To charge upon; to impute. (b) To apply with vigor. (c) To attack or harass. [Obs.] --Knolles. (d) (Naut.) To check the motion of (a vessel) and cause it to be stationary.

To lay to heart, to feel deeply; to consider earnestly.

To lay under, to subject to; as, to lay under obligation or restraint.

To lay unto. (a) Same as To lay to (above). (b) To put before. --Hos. xi. 4.

To lay up. (a) To store; to reposit for future use. (b) To confine; to disable. (c) To dismantle, and retire from active service, as a ship.

To lay wait for, to lie in ambush for.

To lay waste, to destroy; to make desolate; as, to lay waste the land.

Syn: See Put, v. t., and the Note under 4th Lie.

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Nose\, n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n["o]s, Sw. n["a]sa, Dan. n["a]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. ? Cf. Nasal, Nasturtium, Naze, Nostril, Nozzle.]

1. (Anat.) The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.

2. The power of smelling; hence, scent.

We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master. --Collier.

3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle.

Nose bit (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring end.

Nose hammer (Mach.), a frontal hammer.

Nose hole (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace, before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the flattening process.

Nose key (Carp.), a fox wedge.

Nose leaf (Zo["o]l.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form.

Nose of wax, fig., a person who is pliant and easily influenced. "A nose of wax to be turned every way." --Massinger

Nose piece, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached.

To hold, put, or bring one's nose to the grindstone. See under Grindstone.

To lead by the nose, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a beast. --Shak.

To put one's nose out of joint, to humiliate one's pride, esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another. [Slang]

To thrust one's nose into, to meddle officiously in.

To wipe one's nose of, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang]

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Putt\, n. [Cf. Put, v. t.] (Golf) A stroke made on the putting green to play the ball into a hole.

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Place\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Placed; p. pr. & vb. n. Placing.] [Cf. F. placer. See Place, n.]

1. To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis.

Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown. --Shak.

2. To put or set in a particular rank, office, or position; to surround with particular circumstances or relations in life; to appoint to certain station or condition of life; as, in whatever sphere one is placed.

Place such over them to be rulers. --Ex. xviii. 21.

3. To put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place money in a bank.

4. To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend. "My resolution 's placed." --Shak.

5. To attribute; to ascribe; to set down.

Place it for her chief virtue. --Shak.

To place (a person), to identify him. [Colloq. U.S.]

Syn: See Put.

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Priv"i*lege\, n. [F. privil[`e]ge, L. privilegium an ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual; privus private + lex, legis, law. See Private, and Legal.]

1. A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden; a prerogative; advantage; franchise.

He pleads the legal privilege of a Roman. --Kettlewell.

The privilege birthright was a double portion. --Locke.

A people inheriting privileges, franchises, and liberties. --Burke.

2. (Stockbroker's Cant) See Call, Put, Spread, etc.

Breach of privilege. See under Breach.

Question of privilege (Parliamentary practice), a question which concerns the security of a member of a legislative body in his special privileges as such.

Water privilege, the advantage of having machinery driven by a stream, or a place affording such advantage. [ U. S.]

Writ of privilege (Law), a writ to deliver a privileged person from custody when arrested in a civil suit. --Blackstone.

Syn: Prerogative; immunity; franchise; right; claim; liberty.

Usage: Privilege, Prerogative. Privilege, among the Romans, was something conferred upon an individual by a private law; and hence, it denotes some peculiar benefit or advantage, some right or immunity, not enjoyed by the world at large. Prerogative, among the Romans, was the right of voting first; and, hence, it denotes a right of precedence, or of doing certain acts, or enjoying certain privileges, to the exclusion of others. It is the privilege of a member of Congress not to be called in question elsewhere for words uttered in debate. It is the prerogative of the president to nominate judges and executive officers. It is the privilege of a Christian child to be instructed in the true religion. It is the prerogative of a parent to govern and direct his children.

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