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put-up Definition

put·-up (po̵ot′up′)

adjective

Informal planned secretly beforehand a put-up job

Etymology: < phrase put up

put up Synonyms

put up

modif.

canned, pickled, tinned; see preserved 1.

put up Synonyms

put up

v.

  1. To preserve

    can, smoke, pickle; see preserve 3.

  2. To build

    erect, fabricate, construct; see build 1.

  3. To bet

    speculate, wager, put one's money on; see gamble 1.

  4. To entertain

    house, provide bed and board, make welcome; see entertain 2.

put-up Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • job: Maybe Shallet's story was a put-up job for the Air Force.
  • bed: Up to two children can be accommodated on put-up beds.