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transitive verb1 a: to place in a specified position or relationship : lay <put the book on the table> b: to move in a specified direction c
(1): to send (as a weapon or missile) into or through something : thrust
(2): to throw with an overhand pushing motion <put the shot> d: to bring into a specified state or condition <a reapportionment…that was put into effect at the September primaries
— Current Biography> e: to prescribe a specified regimen for —usually used with on<put her on medication><put him on a diet>2 a: to cause to endure or suffer something : subject <put traitors to death> b: impose, inflict <put a special tax on luxuries>3 a: to set before one for judgment or decision <put the question> b: to call for a formal vote on <put the motion>4 a
(1): to convey into another form <want to put my feelings into words>
(2): to translate into another language or style <put the poem into English>
(3): adapt <lyrics put to music> b: express, state <putting it mildly>5 a: to devote (oneself) to an activity or end <put himself to winning back their confidence> b: apply <put her mind to the problem> c: assign <put them to work> d: to cause to perform an action : urge <put the horse over the fence> e: impel, incite <put them into a frenzy>6 a: repose, rest <puts his faith in reason> b: invest 1 <put her money in the company>7 a: to give as an estimate <put the time as about eleven> b: attach, attribute <puts a high value on their friendship> c: impute <put the blame on the partners>8: bet, wager <put $2 on the favorite>intransitive verb1: to start in motion : go
; especially : to leave in a hurry2of a ship : to take a specified course <put down the river>
— put forth
— put forward
: propose <put forward a theory>
— put in mind
: remind
— put one's finger on
: identify <put his finger on the cause of the trouble>
— put one's foot down
: to take a firm stand
— put one's foot in one's mouth
: to make a tactless or embarrassing blunder
— put paid to
chiefly British : to finish off : bring an end to
— put the arm on or put the bite on
: to ask for money
— put the finger on
: to inform on <put the finger on…heroin pushers
— Barrie Zwicker>
— put the make on
: to make sexual advances toward
— put to bed
: to make the final preparations for printing (as a newspaper)
— put to it
: to give difficulty to : press hard <had been put to it to keep up>
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