put

(po͝ot)

verb put put, put·ting, puts verb, transitive

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.

verb, intransitive

1. To begin to move, especially in a hurry.
2. Nautical To proceed: The ship put into the harbor.

noun

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.

adjective
Informal Phrasal Verbs: put about Nautical To change or cause to change direction; go or cause to go from one tack to another. put across To 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 away 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. put by To save for later use: “Some crops were so abundant they could even be put by” (Carole Lalli). put down To subject (an animal) to euthanasia. Slang To consume (food or drink) readily; put away: puts down three big meals a day. put forth 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. put forward To propose for consideration: put forward a new plan. put in 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. put off 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 on 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. put out 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 make an effort. Baseball To retire a runner. Vulgar Slang To be sexually active. Used of a woman. put over To postpone; delay. To put across, especially to deceive: tried to put a lie over, but to no avail. put through 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. put to Nautical To head for shore. put together To construct; create: put together a new bookcase; put together a tax package. put up 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. put upon To impose on; overburden: He was always being put upon by his friends.