put
verb (putting, put, put)

in place / position

1 [VN adv./prep.] to move sth into a particular place or position:
Put the cases down there, please. Did you put sugar in my coffee? Put your hand up if you need more paper.

2 [VN adv./prep.] to move sth into a particular place or position using force:
He put his fist through a glass door.

3 [VN adv./prep.] to cause sb/sth to go to a particular place:
Her family put her into a nursing home. It was the year the Americans put a man on the moon.
attach
4 [VN adv./prep.] to attach or fix sth to sth else:
We had to put new locks on all the doors.
write
5 [VN] [usually adv./prep.] to write sth or make a mark on sth:
Put your name here. Friday at 11? I'll put it in my diary. I couldn't read what she had put.
into state / condition
6 [VN adv./prep.] to bring sb/sth into the state or condition mentioned:
I was put in charge of the office. The incident put her in a bad mood. Put yourself in my position. What would you have done? I tried to put the matter into perspective. Don't go putting yourself at risk. It was time to put their suggestion into practice. This new injury will put him out of action for several weeks.
affect sb / sth
7 [VN adv./prep.] ~ sth on / onto / to sth to make sb/sth feel sth or be affected by sth:
Her new job has put a great strain on her. They put pressure on her to resign. It's time you put a stop to this childish behaviour.
give value / rank
8 [VN] ~ sth on sth to give or attach a particular level of importance, trust, value, etc. to sth:
Our company puts the emphasis on quality. He put a limit on the amount we could spend.
9 [VN adv./prep.] to consider sb/sth to belong to the class or level mentioned:
I'd put her in the top rank of modern novelists.
express
10 [VN adv./prep.] to express or state sth in a particular way:
She put it very tactfully. Put simply, we accept their offer or go bankrupt. I was, to put it mildly, annoyed (     I was extremely angry). He was too trusting-or, to put it another way, he had no head for business. The meat was-how shall I put it?-a little overdone. As T.S. Eliot puts it ... She had never tried to put this feeling into words. Can you help me put this letter into good English, please?
in sport
11 [VN] to throw the SHOT
IDIOMS
Most idioms containing put are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example put your foot in it is at foot.
put it about (BrE, informal) to have many sexual partners
I wouldn't put it past sb (to do sth) (informal) used to say that you think sb is capable of doing sth wrong, illegal, etc.
put it to sb that ... to suggest sth to sb to see if they can argue against it:
I put it to you that you are the only person who had a motive for the crime.
put one over on sb (spoken) to persuade sb to believe sth that is not true:
Don't try to put one over on me Idioms:

put sb through it (informal, especially BrE) to force sb to experience sth difficult or unpleasant:
They really put me through it (     asked me difficult questions) at the interview.
put together used when comparing or contrasting sb/sth with a group of other people or things to mean 'combined' or 'in total':
Your department spent more last year than all the others put together.
PHRASAL VERBS
put sth<->about (BrE, informal) to tell a lot of people news, information, etc. that may be false:
[ that] Someone's been putting it about that you plan to resign.
put sth above sth     PUT STH BEFORE STH
put yourself / sth<->across / over (to sb) to communicate your ideas, feelings, etc. successfully to sb:
She's not very good at putting her views across.
put sth<->aside
1 to ignore or forget sth, usually a feeling or difference of opinion
SYN DISREGARD:
They decided to put aside their differences.
2 (also put sth<->by especially in BrE) to save money for a particular purpose
put sth at sth to calculate sb/sth to be a particular age, weight, amount, etc:
The damage to the building is put at over $1 million.
put sb<->away [often passive] (informal) to send sb to prison, to a mental hospital, etc.
put sth<->away
1 to put sth in the place where it is kept because you have finished using it:
I'm just going to put the car away (     in the garage).
2 to save money to spend later:
She has a few thousand dollars put away for her retirement.
3 (informal) to eat or drink large quantities of sth:
He must have put away a bottle of whisky last night.
put sth<->back
1 to return sth to its usual place or to the place where it was before it was moved:
If you use something, put it back
2 to move sth to a later time or date
SYN POSTPONE:
The meeting has been put back to next week.
3 to cause sth to be delayed:
Poor trading figures put back our plans for expansion.
4 to move the hands of a clock so that they show the correct earlier time:
Remember to put your clocks back tonight (     because the time has officially changed).
put sth before / above sth to treat sth as more important than sth else
put sth behind you to try to forget about an unpleasant experience and think about the future
put sth<->by     PUT STH ASIDE
put down (of an aircraft or its pilot) to land:
He put down in a field.
put sb<->down (informal) to make sb look or feel stupid, especially in front of other people
related noun PUT-DOWN
put sth<->down
1 to stop holding sth and place it on a table, shelf, etc:
Put that knife down before you hurt somebody It's a great book. I couldn't put it down. (BrE) She put the phone down on me (     put the receiver down before I had finished speaking).
2 to write sth; to make a note of sth:
The meeting's on the 22nd. Put it down in your diary.
3 to pay part of the cost of sth:
We put a 5% deposit down on the house.
4 to stop sth by force
SYN CRUSH:
to put down a rebellion The military government is determined to put down all opposition.
5 [often passive] to kill an animal, usually by giving it a drug, because it is old or sick:
We had to have our cat put down.
6 (BrE) to put a baby to bed:
Can you be quiet-I've just put the baby down.
7 to present sth formally for discussion by a parliament or committee
SYN TABLE:
to put down a motion / an amendment
put sb down as sth to consider or judge sb to be a particular type of person:
I'd put them both down as retired teachers.
put sb down for sth to put sb's name on a list, etc. for sth:
Put me down for three tickets for Saturday. They've put their son down for the local school.
put sth down to sth to consider that sth is caused by sth:
What do you put her success down to?
put sth<->forth (formal)     PUT STH OUT
put yourself / sb/sth<->forward to suggest yourself/sb as a candidate for a job or position:
Can I put you / your name forward for club secretary? He has put himself forward for a place on the national executive.
put sth<->forward
1 to move sth to an earlier time or date:
We've put the wedding forward by one week.
2 to move the hands of a clock to the correct later time:
Remember to put your clocks forward tonight (     because the time has officially changed).
3 to suggest sth for discussion:
to put forward an argument / a plan / a suggestion
put sb<->in to elect a political party to govern a country:
Who will the voters put in this time?
put sth<->in
1 to fix equipment or furniture into position so that it can be used
SYN INSTALL:
We're having a new shower put in.
2 to include sth in a letter, story, etc.
3 to interrupt another speaker in order to say sth:
Could I put in a word? [ speech] 'But what about us?' he put in.
4 to officially make a claim, request, etc:
The company has put in a claim for damages.
5 (also put sth into sth) to spend a lot of time or make a lot of effort doing sth:
She often puts in twelve hours' work a day. [ ing] He's putting a lot of work into improving his French.
related noun INPUT
6 (also put sth into sth) to use or give money:
[ ing] He's put all his savings into buying that house.
put in (at ...) | put into ... (of a boat or its sailors) to enter a port:
They put in at Lagos for repairs.
OPP PUT OUT (TO .../ FROM ...)
put in for sth (especially BrE) to officially ask for sth:
Are you going to put in for that job?
put yourself / sb/sth in for sth to enter yourself/sb/sth for a competition
put sth into sth
1 to add a quality to sth:
He put as much feeling into his voice as he could.
2     PUT STH IN (5, 6)
put sb<->off
1 to cancel a meeting or an arrangement that you have made with sb:
It's too late to put them off now. She put him off with the excuse that she had too much work to do.
2 to make sb dislike sb/sth or not trust them/it:
She's very clever but her manner does tend to put people off. Don't be put off by how it looks-it tastes delicious.
see also OFF-PUTTING
3 (also put sb off sth) to disturb sb who is trying to give all their attention to sth that they are doing:
Don't put me off when I'm trying to concentrate. The sudden noise put her off her game.
4 (BrE) (of a vehicle or its driver) to stop in order to allow sb to leave:
I asked the bus driver to put me off at the station.
put sb off sth/sb to make sb lose interest in or enthusiasm for sth/sb:
He was put off science by bad teaching. [ ing] The accident put her off driving for life.
put sth<->off to change sth to a later time or date
SYN DELAY:
We've had to put off our wedding until September. [ ing] He keeps putting off going to the dentist.
put sb on to give sb the telephone so that they can talk to the person at the other end:
Hi, Dad-can you put Nicky on?
put sth<->on
1 to dress yourself in sth:
Hurry up Idioms:
Put your coat on
OPP TAKE OFF
2 to apply sth to your skin, face, etc:
She's just putting on her make-up.
3 to switch on a piece of equipment:
I'll put the kettle on for tea. She put on the brakes suddenly.
4 to make a tape, CD, etc. begin to play:
Do you mind if I put some music on?
5 to become heavier, especially by the amount mentioned
SYN GAIN:
She looks like she's put on weight. He must have put on several kilos.
6 to provide sth specially:
The city is putting on extra buses during the summer.
7 to produce or present a play, a show, etc:
The local drama club is putting on 'Macbeth' at the Playhouse.
8 to pretend to have a particular feeling, quality, way of speaking, etc:
He put on an American accent. I don't think she was hurt. She was just putting it on.
put sth on sth
1 to add an amount of money or a tax to the cost of sth:
The government has put ten pence on the price of twenty cigarettes.
2 to bet money on sth:
I've never put money on a horse. I put ｣5 on him to win.
put sb onto sb/sth
1 to tell the police, etc. about where a criminal is or about a crime:
What first put the police onto the scam?
2 to tell sb about sb/sth that they may like or find useful:
Who put you onto this restaurant-it's great Idioms:

put out (AmE, slang) to agree to have sex with sb
put yourself out (for sb) (informal) to make a special effort to do sth for sb:
Please don't put yourself out on my account.
put sb out
1 to cause sb trouble, extra work, etc:
I hope our arriving late didn't put them out.
2 (be put out) to be upset or offended:
He looked really put out.
3 to make sb unconscious:
These pills should put him out for a few hours.
put sth<->out
1 to take sth out of your house and leave it, for example for sb to collect: (BrE) to put the rubbish out (AmE) to put the garbage / trash out Have you put the cat out?
2 to place sth where it will be noticed and used:
Have you put out clean towels for the guests?
3 to stop sth from burning or shining:
to put out a candle / cigarette / light Firefighters soon put the fire out.
4 to produce sth, especially for sale:
The plant puts out 500 new cars a week.
related noun OUTPUT
5 to publish or broadcast sth:
Police have put out a description of the man they wish to question.
6 to give a job or task to a worker who is not your employee or to a company that is not part of your own group or organization:
A lot of the work is put out to freelancers.
7 to make a figure, result, etc. wrong:
The rise in interest rates put our estimates out by several thousands.
8 to push a bone out of its normal position
SYN DISLOCATE:
She fell off her horse and put her shoulder out.
9 (also formal put sth<->forth) to develop or produce new leaves, SHOOTS, etc.
put out (to ... / from ...) (of a boat or its sailors) to leave a port:
to put out to sea We put out from Liverpool.
OPP PUT IN (AT ...)
put yourself / sth over (to sb)     PUT YOURSELF / STH ACROSS (TO SB)
put sth<->through to continue with and complete a plan, programme, etc:
We managed to put the deal through.
put sb through sth
1 to make sb experience sth very difficult or unpleasant:
You have put your family through a lot recently.
2 to arrange or pay for sb to attend a school, college, etc:
He put all his children through college.
put sb/sth through (to sb / ...) to connect sb by telephone:
Could you put me through to the manager, please?
put sb to sth to cause sb trouble, difficulty, etc:
I hope we're not putting you to too much trouble.
put sth to sb
1 to offer a suggestion to sb so that they can accept or reject it:
Your proposal will be put to the board of directors.
2 to ask sb a question:
The audience is now invited to put questions to the speaker.
put sth<->together to make or prepare sth by fitting or collecting parts together:
to put together a model plane / an essay / a meal I think we can put together a very strong case for the defence.
put sth towards sth to give money to pay part of the cost of sth:
Here's $100 to put towards your ski trip.
put up sth
1 to show a particular level of skill, determination, etc. in a fight or contest:
They surrendered without putting up much of a fight. The team put up a great performance (     played very well).
2 to suggest an idea, etc. for other people to discuss:
to put up an argument / a case / a proposal
put sb<->up
1 to let sb stay at your home:
We can put you up for the night.
2 to suggest or present sb as a candidate for a job or position:
The Green Party hopes to put up more candidates in the next election. We want to put you up for club treasurer.
put sth<->up
1 to raise sth or put it in a higher position:
to put up a flag She's put her hair up.
2 to build sth or place sth somewhere:
to put up a building / fence / memorial / tent
3 to fix sth in a place where it will be seen
SYN DISPLAY:
to put up a notice / a poster
4 to raise or increase sth:
They've put up the rent by ｣20 a month.
5 to provide or lend money:
A local businessman has put up the ｣500 000 needed to save the club.
put up (at ...) (especially BrE) to stay somewhere for the night:
We put up at a motel.
put up for sth | put yourself up for sth to offer yourself as a candidate for a job or position:
She is putting up for election to the committee.
put sb up to sth (informal) to encourage or persuade sb to to do sth wrong or stupid:
Some of the older boys must have put him up to it.
put up with sb/sth to accept sb/sth that is annoying, unpleasant, etc. without complaining
SYN TOLERATE:
I don't know how she puts up with him. I'm not going to put up with their smoking any longer.
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