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- pronunciation:
- pUt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- put (someone) up to, put (something) past, put an end to, put aside, put away, put back, put down, put forward, put in, put off, put on, put out, put paid to, put to, put together, put up, put up with
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
puts, putting, put |
| 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 new tax on luxury goods.- 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.I thought you put your argument very well.- 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.
He put a hundred dollars on that horse to win.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 (usu. fol. by "to").
I'd like to put a serious question to you.I hereby put to the committee the following proposal.- synonyms:
- present, propose, submit
- similar words:
- advance, offer, pose, posit, propound
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| definition 10: |
to assign (a particular value or limit) to something (usu. fol. by "on").
It's impossible to put a value on that kind of friendship.The government put a limit on imports. |
| 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 (someone) up to, put (something) past, put an end to, put aside, put away, put back, put down, put forward, put in, put off, put on, put out, put paid to, put to, put together, put up, put up with |
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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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