put

put: put ► VERB (putting; past and past part. put) 1) move to or place in a particular position. 2) bring into a particular state or condition: she tried to put me at ease. 3) (put on/on to) cause to carry or be subject to. 4) assign a value, figure, or limit to. 5) express in a particular way. 6) (of a ship) proceed in a particular direction: the boat put out to sea. 7) throw (a shot or weight) as an athletic sport.

► NOUN ▪ a throw of the shot or weight.

● put about — Cf. ↑put about

● put away — Cf. ↑put away

● put down — Cf. ↑put down

● put down to — Cf. ↑put down to

● put one's hands together — Cf. ↑put one's hands together

● put off — Cf. ↑put off

● put on — Cf. ↑put on

● put on to — Cf. ↑put on to

● put out — Cf. ↑put out

● put one over on — Cf. ↑put one over on

● put through — Cf. ↑put through

● put to — Cf. ↑put to

● put up — Cf. ↑put up

● put upon — Cf. ↑put upon

● put up or shut up — Cf. ↑put up or shut up

● put up to — Cf. ↑put up to

● put up with — Cf. ↑put up with

ORIGIN Old English.

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Synonyms:

Place, set, lay, deposit, bring / Impose, enjoin, levy, inflict / Propose, offer, state, present, bring forward / Oblige, compel, force, constrain, push to action / Incite, urge, entice, induce / Express, utter, state in language, Steer, Rustic, clown, boor, simpleton, oddity, simple fellow

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put — put … Dictionnaire des rimes
pût — pût … Dictionnaire des rimes
Put — Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Put — Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Put — (put; often p[u^]t in def. 3), v. i. 1. To go or move; as, when the air first puts up. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To steer; to direct one s course; to go. [1913 Webster] His fury thus appeased, he puts to land. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
put on — {v. phr.} 1. To dress in. * /The boy took off his clothes and put on his pajamas./ * /Mother put a coat on the baby./ 2a. To pretend; assume; show. * /Mary isn t really sick; she s only putting on./ * /He put on a smile./ * /The child was putting … Dictionary of American idioms
put on — {v. phr.} 1. To dress in. * /The boy took off his clothes and put on his pajamas./ * /Mother put a coat on the baby./ 2a. To pretend; assume; show. * /Mary isn t really sick; she s only putting on./ * /He put on a smile./ * /The child was putting … Dictionary of American idioms
put — n: put option at option 3 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. put … Law dictionary
Put — Put, n. 1. The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push; as, the put of a ball. A forced put. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. A certain game at cards. Young. [1913 Webster] 3. (Finance) A privilege which one party buys of another to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Put — can refer to:*Petroleum University of Technology, a university in Abadan, Ahvaz, Mahmud Abad and Tehran, Iran* Put option, a financial contract between two parties, the buyer and the seller of the option* The biblical Put, the son of Ham and the… … Wikipedia
Put 'Em Up — Single par Namie Amuro extrait de l’album Style Face A Put Em Up Face B exist for you Sortie 16 juillet 2003 … Wikipédia en Français

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