Word for the day: put

put |pʊt|                                            *poner (en Español)

DEFINITION
verb ( puts, putting;past and past participle put ) [ with obj. and adverbial ]
1 move to or place in a particular position:Harry put down his cup | I put my hand out towards her | watch where you're putting your feet!• cause (someone or something) to go to a particular place and remain there for a time: India has put three experimental satellites into space.• [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] (of a ship) proceed in a particular direction: she stepped into the boat and put out to sea | they put in at Cuba to refit.• [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] USarchaic (of a river) flow in a particular direction.2 bring into a particular state or condition:they tried to put me at ease | a large aid programme was put into practice | he is putting himself at risk.• (put oneself in) imagine oneself in (a particular situation): it was no use trying to put herself in his place.• write or print (something) in a particular place: they put my name on the cover page.• express (a thought or comment) in a particular way: to put it bluntly, he was not really divorced.3 (put something on/on to) cause (someone or something) to be subject to something:commentators put some of the blame on Congress |he defended his decision to put VAT on domestic fuel.• assign a particular value, figure, or limit to: it is very difficult to put a figure on the size of the budget.• (put something at) estimate something to be (a particular amount): estimates put the war's cost at £1 million a day.4 throw (a shot or weight) as an athletic sport:she set a women's record by putting the shot 56' 7".

 


noun
1 a throw of a shot or weight.2 Stock Exchange short for put option.
PHRASES
not know where to put oneself informal feel deeply embarrassed.put something behind one get over a bad experience by distancing oneself from it: they have tried to put their grief behind them and rebuild their lives.put the clocks back (or forward )adjust clocks or watches backwards (or forwards) to take account of official changes in time.put someone's eyes out blind someone in a violent way.put one's hands together applaud; clap: I want you all to put your hands together for Barry.put one's hands up raise one's hands in surrender.put it (or oneself ) about Brit. informal be sexually promiscuous.put it there [ in imperative ] informal used to indicate that the speaker wishes to shake hands with someone in agreement or congratulation.put one over on informal deceive (someone) into accepting something false.put up or shut up informal justify oneself or remain silent: they called for the minister to either put up or shut up.
PHRASAL VERBS
put about Nautical (of a ship) turn on the opposite tack.put someone about chiefly Scottish & N. Englishupset or trouble someone.put something about Brit.spread information or rumours.put something across (or over)communicate something effectively.put something aside 1 save money for future use. 2 forget or disregard something, typically a feeling or a past difference of opinion.put someone away informal confine someone in a prison or psychiatric hospital: he deserves to be put away forever.put something away 1 save money for future use. 2 informal consume food or drink in large quantities. 3 informal (in sport) dispatch or score a goal or shot.put something back reschedule a planned event to a later time or date. • delay something: greater public control may put back the modernization of the industry.put something by chiefly Brit. another way of saying put something aside.put someone down 1 informal criticize someone. 2 Brit.lay a baby down to sleep.put something down 1 record something in writing: he's putting a few thoughts down on paper. • make a recording of a piece of music.2 suppress a rebellion, coup, or riot by force. 3kill an animal because it is sick, injured, or old. 4 pay a specified sum as a deposit: he put a thousand down and paid the rest over six months. 5preserve or store food or wine for future use. 6(also put down )land an aircraft.put someone down as consider or judge someone or something to be: I'd have put you down as a Vivaldi man.put someone down for enter someone's name on a list as wishing to do, join, or subscribe to (something): he put his son down for Eton.put something down to attribute something to: if I forget anything, put it down to old age.put someone forward recommend someone as a suitable candidate for a job or position: he put me forward as head of publicity.put something forward submit a plan, proposal, or theory for consideration.put in [ with direct speech ] interrupt in a conversation or discussion: ‘But you're a sybarite, Roger,’ put in Isobel.put something in/into 1 present or submit something formally: the airport had put in a claim for damages. • (put in for) chiefly Brit.apply formally for: Adam put in for six months' leave. 2devote time or effort to (something): employed mothers put in the longest hours of all women. 3invest money or resources in.put someone off 1 cancel or postpone an appointment with someone: he'd put off Martin until nine o'clock. 2 cause someone to lose interest or enthusiasm: she wanted to be a nurse, but the thought of night shifts put her off. • cause someone to feel dislike or distrust: she had a coldness that just put me off. 3 distract someone:don't put me off—I'm trying to concentrate.put something off postpone something: they can't put off a decision much longer.put someone on informal tease or playfully deceive someone.put something on 1 place a garment, jewellery, etc. on part of one's body: Juliet had put on a cotton dress | she put on fresh make-up. 2cause a device to operate: shall I put the light on? • start to play recorded music or a video. 3organize or present a play, exhibition, or event. • provide a public transport service: so many people wanted to visit this spot that an extra train had to be put on. 4 increase in body weight; become heavier by a specified amount: she's given up her diet and put on 20 lb. • add a specified amount to (the cost of something):the news put 12 pence on the share price. • Cricket(of batsmen) score a particular number of runs in a partnership: Gooch and Broad put on 125 for the first wicket. 5 assume a particular expression, accent, etc.: he put on a lugubrious look. • behave deceptively: she doesn't feel she has to put on an act . 6 bet a specified amount of money on: he put £1,000 on the horse to win.put someone on to draw someone's attention to (someone or something useful, notable, or interesting): Pike put me on to the Department's Legal Section.put out N. Amer. informal agree to have sexual intercourse with someone.put someone out 1 cause someone trouble or inconvenience: would it put you out too much to let her visit you for a couple of hours? • upset or annoy someone: he was not put out by the rebuff.2 (in sport) defeat a player or side and so eliminate them from a competition. 3 make someone unconscious by means of drugs or an anaesthetic.put something out 1 extinguish something that is burning: fire crews from Grangetown put out the blaze. • turn off a light. 2 lay something out ready for use: she put out glasses and paper napkins. 3 issue or broadcast something: a limited-edition single was put out to promote the album. 4 dislocate a joint: she fell off her horse and put her shoulder out. 5 (of a company) allocate work to a contractor or freelancer to be done off the premises. 6 (of an engine or motor) produce a particular amount of power: the non-turbo is expected to put out about 250 bhp.put something over 1 another way of saying put something across above. 2 N. Amer.postpone something.put someone through 1 connect someone by telephone to another person or place: putme through to the police office, please. 2 subject someone to an unpleasant or demanding experience: I hate Brian for what he put me through. 3 pay for one's child to attend school or college.put something through initiate something and see it through to a successful conclusion:he put through a reform programme to try to save the regime.put someone to cause (inconvenience or difficulty) to someone: I don't want to put you to any trouble.put something to 1 submit something to (someone) for consideration or attention: we are making a takeover bid and putting an offer to the shareholders. • (put it to) [ with clause ] make a statement or allegation to (someone) and challenge them to deny it: I put it to him that he was just a political groupie. 2 devote something to (a particular use or purpose): they put the land to productive use. 3 couple an animal with (another of the opposite sex) for breeding.put something together make something by assembling different parts or people: he can take a clock apart and put it back together again |they decided to put a new band together.put someone under another way of saying put someone out above.put up stay temporarily in accommodation other than one's own home: we put up at a hotel in the city centre.put someone up 1 accommodate someone temporarily. 2 propose someone for election or adoption: the party had put up a candidate in each constituency.put something up 1 construct or erect something: I put up the tent and cooked a meal. 2raise one's hand to signal that one wishes to answer or ask a question. 3 display a notice, sign, or poster. • present a proposal, theory, or argument for discussion or consideration. 4chiefly Brit.increase the cost of something: I'm afraid I've got to put your rent up. 5 provide money as backing for an enterprise: the sponsors are putting up £5,000 for the event. 6 offer or show a particular degree of resistance, effort, or skill in a fight or competitive situation: he put up a brave fight. 7 offer something for sale or auction. 8 cause game to rise from cover. 9 archaic return a sword to its sheath.be put upon informal (often as adj.put-upon)be taken advantage of through having one's good nature exploited: a put-upon drudge who slaved for her employer.put someone up to 1 informal encourage someone to do (something wrong or unwise):Who else would play a trick like that on me? I expectRose put him up to it. 2 archaic inform someone about (something).put up with tolerate; endure: I'm too tired to put up with any nonsense.
ORIGIN Old English (recorded only in the verbal noun putung), of unknown origin; compare with dialect pote ‘to push, thrust’ (an early sense of the verb put).

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