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Definition of PUT UP

1

to fix in an upright position <the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof>

Synonyms pitch, put up, raise, rear, set up, upend, upraise

Related Words brace, buttress, prop (up), shore (up), support; boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), pick up, up, uphold, uplift

Near Antonyms demolish, flatten, knock down, level, raze, tear down

2

to form by putting together parts or materials <plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens>

Synonyms assemble, confect, construct, erect, fabricate, make, make up, piece, put up, raise, rear, set up

Related Words carpenter, fashion, forge, frame, hammer, handcraft, manufacture, mold, produce, shape; prefabricate; begin, coin, create, generate, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, invent, originate; constitute, establish, father, found, institute, organize; conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), design, devise, imagine, think (up); reassemble, rebuild, reconstruct, redevelop, reedify [British], retrofit; jerry-build, rig (up), throw up; combine, unite

Near Antonyms demolish, destroy, devastate, flatten, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, ruin, ruinate, shatter, smash, wreck; blow up, explode; detach, disengage; disconnect, disjoin, disunite, divide, separate

Antonyms demount, disassemble, dismantle, dismember, knock down, strike, take down, tear down

3

to offer for sale to the public <put their possessions up for auction>

Synonyms deal (in), merchandise (also merchandize), put up, retail, sell, vend

Related Words presell, wholesale; remarket, resell; hawk, peddle; barter, distribute, exchange, export, handle, trade, traffic (in); advertise, ballyhoo, boost, plug, promote, tout; bargain, chaffer, dicker, haggle, horse-trade, palter; auction; provide, supply; carry, keep, stock

Antonyms buy, purchase

4

to provide with living quarters or shelter <the university puts up students in a variety of buildings>

Synonyms accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, bunk, camp, chamber, domicile, encamp, harbor, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, room, shelter, take in

Related Words ensconce, home, roost, secure, shed, stable, tent; barrack; bed (down)

Near Antonyms eject, evict

5

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends <put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies>

Synonyms collude, compass, connive, conspire, contrive, intrigue, machinate, put up, scheme

Related Words counterplot; brew, concoct, cook (up), devise, hatch; engineer, jockey, maneuver, manipulate; design, frame, lay out, map, plan, shape

6

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability <I need to clear out a space in the garage to put up my motorcycle for the winter>

Synonyms keep, put up, reposit, stow

Related Words cellar, garage, hangar, house, warehouse; file, pack, shelve