put about
Britishverb
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nautical to change course or cause to change course
we put about and headed for home
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(tr) to make widely known
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(tr; usually passive) to disconcert or disturb
Example Sentences
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That Christmas, they put about $1,000 on his books.
From Los Angeles Times
They also waived an appraisal and inspection, and put about $300,000 down.
From MarketWatch
"Some of the scare stories put about a few months ago were perhaps a bit overblown," Maguire told BBC Sport.
From BBC
The fire put about 50 employees at the restaurant out of work, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
After that first winter in 2009, when he shot two deer and put about 150 pounds of meat in the freezer, a buddy invited him to an archery tournament.
From Los Angeles Times
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