put
put (po̵ot)
transitive verb put, putting put′·ting
- to drive or send by a blow, shot, or thrust to put a bullet in a target
- to propel with an overhand thrust from the shoulder to put the shot
- to make do something to put a dog through its tricks
- to force put an army to flight
- to cause to be in a certain position or place; place; set put the box here
- to cause to be in a specified condition, situation, relation, etc. put her at ease
- to make undergo; subject put it to a trial
- to impose put a tax on luxuries
- to bring to bear (on); apply (to) to put one's mind on one's work
- to bring in or add; introduce; inject to put life into a party
- to bring about; effect to put a stop to cheating
- to attribute; assign; ascribe to put the blame where it belongs
- to express; state put it in plain language
- to translate
- to present for consideration, decision, etc. to put the question
- to estimate as being: with at to put the cost at $50
- to fix or set (a price, value, etc.) on
- to adapt or fit (words) to music
- to bet (money) on
- to invest (money) in or into
Etymology: ME putten < or akin to OE potian, to push: mod. senses prob. < Scand, as in Dan putte, Swed dial. putta, to put away, push, akin to OE pyttan, to sting, goad
intransitive verb
noun
- a cast or thrust; esp., the act of putting the shot
- an option to sell a given quantity of a stock, commodity, etc. at a specified price and within a specified time: puts are purchased in anticipation of, or to protect against, a decline in the price of the stock, commodity, etc.
adjective
put about
- to change the course of (a sailing vessel) to another tack
- to move in another direction
put across
Informal- ☆ to cause to be understood or accepted
- to carry out with success
- to carry out by trickery
put ahead
put away
- put aside
- Informal to consign to a jail, mental hospital, etc.
- Informal to consume (food or drink)
- to kill (a pet) to prevent suffering
put back
- to replace
- to reset the hands of (a clock) to an earlier time
- ☆ to demote (a pupil)
put down
- to crush; repress; squelch
- to deprive of authority, power, or position; degrade
- to write down; record
- to attribute (to)
- to consider as; classify
- to land or make a landing in an aircraft
- put away (sense ) (see phrase above)
- ☆ Slang to belittle, reject, criticize, or humiliate
put forth
- to grow (leaves, shoots, etc.)
- to bring into action; exert
- to propose; offer
- to bring out; publish; circulate
- to leave a port
put forward
put in
- to enter a port or harbor
- to enter (a claim, request, etc.)
- to interpose; insert
- Informal to spend (time) in a specified manner
put in for
put it on
put it over on
☆put it there!
☆put off
- to leave until later; postpone; delay
- to discard
- to evade; divert
- to perturb; upset; distress
put on
- to clothe, adorn, or cover oneself with
- to take on; add to put on a few pounds
- to assume or pretend
- to apply (a brake, etc.)
- to stage (a play)
- ☆ Slang to fool (someone) by playing on the person's credulity; hoax
put on to
☆put out
- to expel; dismiss
- to extinguish (a fire or light)
- ☆ to spend (money)
- to disconcert; confuse
- to distress; ruffle; vex
- to inconvenience
- to publish
- to produce and distribute
- to supply, offer, or display
- Slang to engage in sexual intercourse, often promiscuously: usually said of a woman
- Baseball to cause (a batter or runner) to be out by a fielding play
put over
- to postpone; delay
- ☆ Informal put across
put paid to
put something over on
☆put through
- ☆ to perform successfully; carry out
- to cause to do or undergo
- to connect (someone) by telephone with someone else
put to it
put up
- to offer, as for consideration, decision, auction, etc.
- to offer as a candidate
- to preserve or can (fruits, vegetables, etc.)
- to erect; build
- to lodge, or provide lodgings for
- ☆
- to advance or provide (money)
- Slang to do or produce what is needed or wanted
- to arrange (the hair) with curlers, bobby pins, etc.
- to carry on to put up a struggle
- Informal to incite (a person) to some action
- to sheathe (one's sword)
put upon
put up with
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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