put

to store up; save: He put aside some dried fruit, water, and energy bars in anticipation of the predicted heavy snowfall.I have some money put by for a rainy day.

Also set aside. to put out of the way; place to one side: Put aside your books and come for a walk.

to put in the designated place for storage: Put away the groceries as soon as you get home.

to save, especially for later use: to put away a few dollars each week.

to discard: Put away those childish notions.

to drink or eat, especially in a large quantity; finish off: to put away a hearty meal after jogging.

to confine in a jail or a mental institution: He was put away for four years.

to put (an animal) to death by humane means: The dog was so badly injured that the veterinarian had to put it away.

to write down; register; record: I used to put down my thoughts in a personal journal, but now I publish them on my blog.

to enter in a list, as of subscribers or contributors: Put me down for a $10 donation.

to suppress; check; squelch: to put down a rebellion.

to attribute; ascribe: We put your mistakes down to nervousness.

to regard or categorize: He was put down as a chronic complainer.

to produce or execute (something) successfully; throw down: He was the only skater to put down a clean short program.

Informal. to criticize, especially in a contemptuous manner; disrespect: The team leader put down support staff and ignored their contributions.

Informal. to belittle, humiliate, or embarrass: Misogynists put down women to keep them subservient.

to pay as a deposit: The more money you put down, the less you’ll pay in interest.

to store for future use: to put down a case of wine.

to dig or sink, as a well.

to put (an animal) to death by humane means; put to sleep: The horse had to be put down after suffering a catastrophic racing injury on the track.

to land an aircraft or in an aircraft: We put down at Orly after six hours.

to bring out; bear; grow: The trees are putting forth new green shoots.

to propose; present: No one has put forth a workable solution.

to bring to public notice; publish: A new interpretation of the doctrine has been put forth.

to exert; exercise: We will have to put forth our best efforts to win.

to set out; depart: Dark clouds threatened as we put forth from the shore.

to propose; suggest: I hesitated to put forward my plan.

to present or promote (oneself or another) for a task, role, etc., or as having certain qualities or qualifications: We should put her forward for treasurer. He puts himself forward as an expert in combating antisemitism.

Also put into. Nautical. to enter a port or harbor, especially for shelter, repairs, or provisions: Viking fleets often put in at Norman ports for provisions.

to interpose; intervene.

to spend (time) as indicated: She put in two hours at the piano almost every day for years.

to postpone; defer: I put off my yearly visit to the eye doctor for a month.

to confuse or perturb; disconcert; repel: We were put off by the book's abusive tone.

to get rid of by delay or evasion: She put him off, claiming to already have plans for the evening.

to lay aside; take off: She put off her shoes with a sigh of relief.

to start out, as on a voyage: We packed a picnic lunch and put off for the little island in the middle of the lake.

to launch (a boat) from shore or from another vessel: They began to put off the lifeboats as the fire spread.

to clothe oneself with (an article of clothing).

to assume insincerely or falsely; pretend: She put on a smile and choked out a welcome.

to assume; adopt.

to inflict; impose.

to cause to be performed; produce; stage: The troupe put on a play by a little-known writer.

Informal. to tease (a person), especially by pretending the truth of something that is untrue: You can't be serious—you're putting me on, aren't you?

to act in a pretentious or ostentatious manner; exaggerate: All that putting on didn't impress anyone.

to succeed in; accomplish: It will take an exceptional administrator to put over this reorganization.

to postpone; defer: Discussion of this point will be put over until new evidence is introduced.

to complete successfully; execute: He was not able to put through his project.

to bring about; effect: The proposed revisions have not as yet been put through.

to make a telephone connection for: Put me through to Los Angeles.

to make (a telephone connection): Put a call through to Hong Kong.

to cause to undergo or endure: She's been put through a lot the past year.

to construct; erect: The town is putting up a new civic center where the old library used to be.

to can (vegetables, fruits, etc.); preserve (jam, jelly, etc.): At the end of every summer they put up jars and jars of tomatoes from their garden.

to set or arrange (the hair).

to provide (money); contribute: A number of people put up $5,000 apiece, getting the fund-raiser off to a very good start.

to accommodate; lodge: Friends offered to put me up for the weekend, and I took them to a fancy restaurant as a thank-you.

to display; show.

to stake (money) to support a wager: He put up fifty bucks to get into the football pool.

to propose as a candidate; nominate: Someone is going to put him up for president.

to offer, especially for public sale: She put up several valuable pieces of art to raise money for the charity.

Archaic. to sheathe one's sword; stop fighting.