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put-up

[ poo t-uhp ]

/ ˈpʊtˌʌp /

adjective Informal.

planned beforehand in a secret or crafty manner: a put-up job.

Words nearby put-up

put-and-take, put-down, put-on, put-out, put-put, put-up, put-up job, put-upon, putamen, putangitangi, putative

Origin of put-up

First recorded in 1800–10; adj. use of verb phrase put up

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for put-up

But he did not venture to give even Sir Rupert any hint of his suspicions that the whole thing was only a put-up job.
The Dictator|Justin McCarthy
You see, if the spider lets the fly walk out too easily, the fly might suspect it was a put-up job.
The Secret Adversary|Agatha Christie
I had no right to do that; the young chap was innocent, the charge was a put-up job.
Curly|Roger Pocock
"I'll bet it's a put-up job between you and Alix--" Martin said in indulgent suspicion.
Sisters|Kathleen Norris

Of course he was one of the gang, and his fall was a put-up job to get Will out of the way.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates