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put

  [poot] verb, put, put⋅ting, adjective, noun
Use put aside in a Sentence
–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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Slang Dictionary
put (so)

  1. tv.
    to tease or deceive someone innocently and in fun. : Come on! You're just putting me on!
  2. tv.
    to introduce someone to cannabis use, usually smoking. (Drugs.) : Where did you get that stuff? Who put you on?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

put

To force the seller of a put option to purchase shares of stock at the stipulated price. Puts are exercised by the owner only when the market price of the underlying stock is less than the strike price. Also called put to seller.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: put
Function: noun
: PUT OPTION at, OPTION
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

put aside

  1. Also, put by or away. Save, store up for future use, as in We put aside all the toys for our grandchildren, or James put by dozens of cans of tomatoes this year, or She put away some of her salary every month. The first two terms date from the late 1700s, the third from the late 1800s.

  2. Also, set aside. Place out of the way, as in The clerk put the bruised fruit aside to sell at reduced prices, or We set aside the outdoor furniture before we water the lawn. [Late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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