put-up
adjective
planned beforehand in a secret or crafty manner.
put-up
American
[poot-uhp]
/ ˈpʊtˌʌp /
adjective
Informal.
put up
British
verb
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to build; erect
to put up a statue
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to accommodate or be accommodated at
can you put me up for tonight?
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to increase (prices)
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to submit or present (a plan, case, etc)
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to offer
to put a house up for sale
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to provide or supply; give
to put up a good fight
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to provide (money) for; invest in
they put up five thousand for the new project
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to preserve or can (jam, etc)
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to pile up (long hair) on the head in any of several styles
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(also intr) to nominate or be nominated as a candidate, esp for a political or society post
he put his wife up as secretary
he put up for president
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archaic to return (a weapon) to its holder, as a sword to its sheath
put up your pistol!
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to inform or instruct (a person) about (tasks, duties, etc)
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to urge or goad (a person) on to; incite to
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informal to endure; tolerate
adjective
put up
Idioms
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Erect, build; also, lift to a higher position. For example, They put up three new houses on our street , or She looks more grownup when she puts up her hair in a bun . [c. 1600]
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Preserve, can, as in She put up countless jars of jam . [Early 1800s]
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Nominate, as in Tom put up Peter for president . [Late 1500s]
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Provide funds, especially in advance, as in They put up nearly a million for the new museum .
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put someone up . Provide lodgings for, as in We can put you up for the night . [Mid-1700s]
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Startle game from cover, as in The hunter put up three grouse . [Late 1400s]
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Offer for sale, as in They had to put up their last antiques . [Early 1700s]
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Make a display or appearance of, as in They were actually broke but put up a good front . [First half of 1800s]
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Do well in a contest, as in They put up a good fight . [Late 1800s]
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Stake money for a bet, as in Each player put up ten dollars . [Mid-1800s]
Etymology
Origin of put-up
First recorded in 1800–10; adj. use of verb phrase put up
Example Sentences
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"Put up a cordon, make sure the device is soaked in water, so it can't deteriorate any further, make sure we inform the authorities – and then they take it from there."
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025
And as for the 2020 street protests — “Same thing. Put up with it.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2020
That leaves Hurd with a difficult decision: Put up roadblocks, or try to navigate?
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2019
Put up signs about where they can give away their money!
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2018
The constable paused to light a cigar, and went on cheerfully: “What you got planned for that piece of Foster land? Going to clear her? Put up a house, or a store, maybe?”
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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