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put
- pronunciation:
- pUt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- put aside, put down, put on
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
put, puts, putting |
| definition 1: |
to move (something) to a particular position or location.
He put my groceries in the bag.- synonyms:
- place, set
- similar words:
- deposit, emplace, lay, locate, park, pass, plant, plunk, pose, position, rest, site, situate
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| definition 2: |
to cause to be in a particular state, situation, or relationship.
The deadline put them into a panic.We put him in a private school.We put her in her sister's care.- synonyms:
- lay, place, set
- similar words:
- land, posit, repose, site
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| definition 3: |
to impose.
She put the blame on me.They put a tax on milk.- synonyms:
- impose, lay
- similar words:
- assign, give, inflict, place, set
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| definition 4: |
to subject.
They put him to death.- synonyms:
- subject
- similar words:
- expose
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| definition 5: |
to express; state.
Put it in your own words.- synonyms:
- express, phrase, say, state
- similar words:
- articulate, couch, declare, enunciate, formulate, speak, word
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| definition 6: |
to place as a wager or investment.
She put a fortune into her store.- synonyms:
- place, wager
- similar words:
- gamble, go, hazard, invest, risk, sink, stake, venture
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| definition 7: |
to apply.
I put my instincts to use.He put his talent to work.- similar words:
- apply, employ, exercise, implement, use, utilize
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| definition 8: |
to estimate (a particular amount or measure).
I'd put the distance at three blocks.- synonyms:
- calculate, estimate, reckon
- similar words:
- appraise, compute, figure, gauge, guess
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| definition 9: |
to propose for consideration.
Can I put a question to you?- synonyms:
- present, propose, submit
- similar words:
- advance, offer, pose, posit, propound
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| related words: |
bestow, feed, include, introduce, keep, phrase, pitch, raise, slip, spot, stand, state, stick, tuck, turn |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to start to move or proceed.
They put down the river in search of food.- synonyms:
- go, start
- similar words:
- begin, commence, launch, move, proceed, sail, sally forth
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| phrase: |
put aside |
| phrase: |
put down |
| phrase: |
put on |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a throw, esp. of a shot, stone, or weight.
- synonyms:
- throw
- similar words:
- cast, chuck, fling, heave, hurl, pass, pitch, toss
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