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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2015
put /pʊt/USA pronunciation
v., put, put•ting,n.
[~ + object] to move (anything) into a specific location or position;
place:Put your clothes back in your closet.
[no object] to go or proceed:The submarines put to sea.
[~ + object] to bring into some condition, relation, etc.:putting all one's affairs in order.
[~ + object] to force (someone) to undergo something or set (someone) to a duty, task, or action, etc.:They put me to work chopping wood.
[~ + object] to provide musical accompaniment for (words); set:putting a poem to music.
[~ + object] to assign;
to place (something) in connection with something else in the mind:to put the blame on others.
[~ + object + at + object] to estimate:I'd put the distance at about fifty miles.
[~ + object + on + object] to bet or wager:He put half a million dollars on the horse to win.
[~ + object] to express or state:To put it honestly, I don't care.
[~ + object] to apply to a use or purpose:She put her knowledge to good use.
[~ + object] to submit for others to consider:So I put it to you: Should we proceed or not?
[~ + object + on] to impose:to put a new sales tax on beverages.
[~ + object] to invest:She put all her savings into government bonds.
[~ + object] to throw (a heavy metal ball):to put the shot.
put about, [Nautical.]
- [no object] to change direction, as on a course.
put across, to cause to be understood or received favorably: [~ + object + across]Can you put your ideas across better?[~ + across + object]to put across her message as a candidate.
put aside or by:
- [~ + object + about] to turn in a different direction:Put the ship about.
- to store up; save: [~ + object + aside]She had put some money aside.[~ + aside + object]She managed to put aside some money.
- to put out of the way: [~ + object + aside]putting that issue aside for the moment.[~ + aside + object]Put aside that issue.
- to put in the correct or named place for storage: [~ + object + away]Put the clothes away.[~ + away + object]Put away your clothes.
- to save, esp. for later use: [~ + object + away]She had put some money away.[~ + away + object]She put away some money.
- to drink or eat, esp. in large amounts: [~ + away + object]He can really put away those sandwiches![~ + object + away]He can really put it away when he's hungry.
- to confine or cause to be confined in a jail or a mental institution: [~ + away + object]put away the convict for twenty years.[~ + object + away]The judge put him away for twenty years.
- to write down; record: [~ + down + object]Put down your name on the list.[~ + object + down]He put his name down.
- to enter in a list, as of subscribers or contributors: [~ + object + down + for + object]Put me down for fifteen dollars.[~ + down + object + for + object]Put down Mr. Smith for (a donation of) fifty dollars.
- to suppress; crush;
defeat: [~ + down + object]The army put down the rebellion.[~ + object + down]The army put the rebellion down.
- [~ + object + down + to + object] to figure out or determine the reasons for; to attribute;
ascribe:Put the mistakes down to carelessness.
- [~ + object + down + as + object] to regard or categorize (someone as being a certain type):The committee put him down as a chronic complainer.
- to humiliate or embarrass; make (someone) feel foolish, insulted, or ridiculous: [~ + object + down]She put him down with that nasty insult.[~ + down + object]Don't feel bad; she puts down everybody who says anything nice to her.
- to pay (money) as a deposit: [~ + object + down]putting fifty dollars down on (= toward the purchase of) that refrigerator.[~ + down + object]I'm putting down fifty dollars now.
- [~ + object + down] to land an aircraft:He put the plane down in a field.
- to kill (an animal, esp. a pet) by methods that do not hurt or cause pain: [~ + object + down]They had to put their old dog down; he was so sick.[~ + down + object]It was hard for them to put down the old dog.
- [~ + forth + object] to bear:trees putting forth green shoots.
- to propose; present;
set out for others to consider: [~ + forth + object]putting forth all these new ideas.[~ + object + forth]putting them forth.
put in, [~ + in + object] to spend (time) as indicated:He put in twenty-five years at that job.
put in for, [~ + in + for + object] to apply for or request:to put in for a transfer.
- to propose; present;
set out for others to consider;
to advance: [~ + forward + object]He put forward a new plan to coordinate the departments.[~ + object + forward]He put a new plan forward.
- to postpone; defer: [~ + object + off]Can we put the meeting off?[~ + off + object]He put off the meeting.[~ + off + verb-ing]He put off discussing the problem with her.
- to get rid of by avoiding, evading, or delaying: [~ + object + off]Tell your secretary to put that salesman off until next week.[~ + off + object]Put off that salesman until next week.
- to disconcert or perturb: [~ + object + off]The book's nasty tone put us off.[~ + off + object]The book's tone will put off most readers.
- to clothe oneself in: [~ + object + on]Put your clothes on.[~ + on + object]Put on your clothes.
- [~ + on + object] to assume or pretend:He was putting on airs, pretending to be royalty or something.
- to produce or stage: [~ + on + object]put on a performance.[~ + object + on]They'll put a show on again in the spring.
- [~ + object + on][Informal.]to deceive (someone) as a joke; tease:You're putting me on—there really isn't a day off.
- [~ + on + object] to increase;
gain:You've put on weight.
- to extinguish, as a fire: [~ + object + out]Put the fire out.[~ + out + object]Put out the fire.
- [~ + object + out] to cause to be inconvenienced:I would be putting her out if I brought six uninvited guests for dinner.
- [~ + object + out][Baseball, Softball.]to cause to prevent from reaching base or scoring.
- [~ + out + object] to publish, broadcast, or make known:Who put out the story?
- [~ + object + through] to make a telephone connection for:Put me through to Los Angeles.
- to make (a telephone connection): [~ + object + through]to put a call through to Hong Kong.[~ + through + object]to put through a call to Hong Kong.
- [~ + object + through + object] to cause (someone) to suffer or endure (something):She put us through misery.
- to construct; erect: [~ + up + object]to put up a tent.[~ + object + up]to put a tent up.
- to can; preserve: [~ + up + object]to put up jelly.[~ + object + up]to put vegetables up for the winter.
- to provide or stake (money), as in gambling or business: [~ + up + object]Put up the cash or get out of the game.[~ + object + up]Put the cash up or get out of the game.
- to provide a place to sleep or stay for; to lodge: [~ + up + object]We can put up a few guests.[~ + object + up]We can put a few guests up.
- [~ + up + object] to mount or engage in, as opposition, a struggle, a fight, etc.:We'll have to put up a fight.
put upon, [no object] to be taken unfair advantage of; to be imposed upon:He felt very put upon in his new job.
put up to, [~ + object + up + to + object] to provoke or incite:Who put you up to these cowardly acts?
put up with, [~ + up + with + object] to tolerate:How can you put up with such intense pain?
a throw, esp. with a forward motion of the hand.
- to offer, esp. for public sale: [~ + up + object]They put up their house for sale.[~ + object + up]They put their house up for sale.
- Idiomsput one's best foot forward, to try to make as good an impression as possible.
- Idiomsput oneself out, to take pains;
go to trouble or expense.
- Idiomsput something over on, [~ + object] to deceive.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
put /pʊt/ vb (puts, putting, put)(mainly tr)
- to cause to be (in a position or place): to put a book on the table
- to cause to be (in a state, relation, etc): to put one's things in order
- (followed by to) to cause (a person) to experience the endurance or suffering (of): to put to death, to put to the sword
- to set or commit (to an action, task, or duty), esp by force: he put him to work
- to render, transform, or translate: to put into English
- to set (words) in a musical form (esp in the phrase put to music)
- (followed by at) to estimate: he put the distance at fifty miles
- (followed by to) to utilize (for the purpose of): he put his knowledge to good use
- (followed by to) to couple a female animal (with a male) for the purpose of breeding: the farmer put his heifer to the bull
- to state; express: to put it bluntly
- to set or make (an end or limit): he put an end to the proceedings
- to present for consideration in anticipation of an answer or vote; propose: he put the question to the committee, I put it to you that one day you will all die
- to invest (money) in; give (support) to: he put five thousand pounds into the project
- to impart: to put zest into a party
- to throw or cast
- not know where to put oneself ⇒ to feel awkward or embarrassed
- stay put ⇒ to refuse to leave; keep one's position
See also put about
- a throw or cast, esp in putting the shot
Also called: put option an option to sell a stated amount of securities at a specified price during a specified limited period
, put acrossEtymology: 12th Century puten to push; related to Old English potian to push, Norwegian, Icelandic pota to poke