To place in a specified location; set: She put the books on the table.
To cause to be in a specified condition: His gracious manners put me at ease.
To cause (one) to undergo something; subject: The interrogators put the prisoner to torture.
To assign; attribute: They put a false interpretation on events.
To estimate: We put the time at five o'clock.
To impose or levy: The governor has put a tax on cigarettes.
Games To wager (a stake); bet: put $50 on a horse.
Sports To hurl with an overhand pushing motion: put the shot.
To bring up for consideration or judgment: put a question to the judge.
To express; state: I put my objections bluntly.
To render in a specified language or literary form: put prose into verse.
To adapt: The lyrics had been put to music.
To urge or force to an action: a mob that put the thief to flight.
To apply: We must put our minds to it.
To force the purchase of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a put option.
v.
put acrossTo state so as to be understood clearly or accepted readily: put her views across during the hearing.
To attain or carry through by deceit or trickery.
To renounce; discard: put all negative thoughts away.
Informal To consume (food or drink) readily and quickly: put away the dinner in just a few minutes.
Informal To confine to a mental health facility.
Informal To kill: The injured cat was put away.
To bury.
To write down.
To enter in a list.
To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion.
To render ineffective: put down rumors.
To criticize: put me down for failing the course.
To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.
To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).
To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.
To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
To write down.
To enter in a list.
To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion.
To render ineffective: put down rumors.
To criticize: put me down for failing the course.
To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.
To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).
To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.
To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion.
To render ineffective: put down rumors.
To criticize: put me down for failing the course.
To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.
To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).
To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.
To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
To subject (an animal) to euthanasia.
Slang
To criticize: put me down for failing the course.
To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.
To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).
To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.
To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.
To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
To consume (food or drink) readily; put away: puts down three big meals a day.
To grow: Plants put forth new growth in the spring.
To bring to bear; exert: At least put forth a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor.
To offer for consideration: put forth an idea.
To make a formal offer of: put in a plea of guilty.
To introduce, as in conversation; interpose: He put in a good word for me.
To spend (time) at a location or job: I put in eight hours at the office.
To plant: We put in 20 rows of pine trees.
To apply: put in for early retirement.
Nautical To enter a port or harbor: The freighter puts in at noon.
To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.
To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
To take off; discard: put off a sweater.
To repel or repulse, as from bad manners: His indifferent attitude has put us off.
To pass (money) or sell (merchandise) fraudulently.
To clothe oneself with; don: put on a coat; put socks on.
To apply; activate: put on the brakes.
To assume affectedly: put on an English accent.
Slang To tease or mislead (another): You're putting me on!
To add: put on weight.
To produce; perform: put on a variety show.
To extinguish: put out a fire.
Nautical To leave, as a port or harbor; depart.
To expel: put out a drunk.
To publish: put out a weekly newsletter.
To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
To make an effort.
Baseball To retire a runner.
Vulgar Slang To be sexually active. Used of a woman.
To postpone; delay.
To put across, especially to deceive: tried to put a lie over, but to no avail.
To bring to a successful end: put the project through on time; put through a number of new laws.
To cause to undergo: He put me through a lot of trouble.
To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
To erect; build.
To preserve; can: put up six jars of jam.
To nominate: put up a candidate at a convention.
To provide (funds) in advance: put up money for the new musical.
To provide lodgings for: put a friend up for the night.
Sports To startle (game animals) from cover: put up grouse.
To offer for sale: put up his antiques.
To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
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 acrossTo state so as to be understood clearly or accepted readily: put her views across during the hearing.
To attain or carry through by deceit or trickery.
put awayTo renounce; discard: put all negative thoughts away.
Informal To consume (food or drink) readily and quickly: put away the dinner in just a few minutes.
Informal To confine to a mental health facility.
Informal To kill: The injured cat was put away.
To bury.
put byTo save for later use:
"Some crops were so abundant they could even be put by" (Carole Lalli).
put downTo write down.
To enter in a list.
To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion.
To render ineffective: put down rumors.
To criticize: put me down for failing the course.
To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.
To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).
To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion.
To render ineffective: put down rumors.
To criticize: put me down for failing the course.
To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.
To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).
To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
To subject (an animal) to euthanasia.
Slang
To criticize: put me down for failing the course.
To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.
To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).
To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.
To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.
To consume (food or drink) readily; put away: puts down three big meals a day.
put forthTo grow: Plants put forth new growth in the spring.
To bring to bear; exert: At least put forth a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor.
To offer for consideration: put forth an idea.
put forwardTo propose for consideration:
put forward a new plan.
put inTo make a formal offer of: put in a plea of guilty.
To introduce, as in conversation; interpose: He put in a good word for me.
To spend (time) at a location or job: I put in eight hours at the office.
To plant: We put in 20 rows of pine trees.
To apply: put in for early retirement.
Nautical To enter a port or harbor: The freighter puts in at noon.
put offTo delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.
To take off; discard: put off a sweater.
To repel or repulse, as from bad manners: His indifferent attitude has put us off.
To pass (money) or sell (merchandise) fraudulently.
put onTo clothe oneself with; don: put on a coat; put socks on.
To apply; activate: put on the brakes.
To assume affectedly: put on an English accent.
Slang To tease or mislead (another): You're putting me on!
To add: put on weight.
To produce; perform: put on a variety show.
put outTo extinguish: put out a fire.
Nautical To leave, as a port or harbor; depart.
To expel: put out a drunk.
To publish: put out a weekly newsletter.
To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?
To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.
To make an effort.
Baseball To retire a runner.
Vulgar Slang To be sexually active. Used of a woman.
put overTo postpone; delay.
To put across, especially to deceive: tried to put a lie over, but to no avail.
put throughTo bring to a successful end: put the project through on time; put through a number of new laws.
To cause to undergo: He put me through a lot of trouble.
To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.
To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
put to Nautical To head for shore.
put togetherTo construct; create:
put together a new bookcase; put together a tax package.
put upTo erect; build.
To preserve; can: put up six jars of jam.
To nominate: put up a candidate at a convention.
To provide (funds) in advance: put up money for the new musical.
To provide lodgings for: put a friend up for the night.
Sports To startle (game animals) from cover: put up grouse.
To offer for sale: put up his antiques.
To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.
To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight.
put uponTo impose on; overburden:
He was always being put upon by his friends.Idiom(s):
put an end/a halt/a stop toTo bring to an end; terminate.
Idiom(s):
put down rootsTo establish a permanent residence in a locale.
Idiom(s):
put in an appearanceTo attend a social engagement, especially for a short time.
Idiom(s):
put it to (someone) Slang
To overburden with tasks or work.
To put blame on.
To take unfair advantage of.
To lay out the facts of a situation to (another) in a forceful candid manner.
To defeat soundly; trounce.
Idiom(s):
put (one) in mindTo remind:
You put me in mind of your grandmother.Idiom(s):
put (oneself) outTo make a considerable effort; go to trouble or expense.
Idiom(s):
put (one's) finger onTo identify:
I can't put my finger on the person in that photograph.Idiom(s):
put (one's) foot downTo take a firm stand.
Idiom(s):
put (one's) foot in (one's) mouthTo 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) placeTo lower the dignity of (someone); humble.
Idiom(s):
put (someone) through (someone's) pacesTo 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 toTo 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
To make final preparations for the printing of (a newspaper, for example).
To make final preparations for completing (a project).
Idiom(s):
put to itTo cause extreme difficulty for:
We were put to it to finish the book on time.Idiom(s):
put to sleep
To make weary; bore.
To subject to euthanasia.
To subject to general anesthesia.
Idiom(s):
put two and two togetherTo 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 withTo 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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