put back

verb

put back; putting back; puts back

1

: to return (something) to the place where it belongs

Remember to put the vacuum cleaner back in the closet after you've used it.

The books had been put back neatly on the shelf.

2

British : to change (a planned event) to start at a later date or time

They put back the game until next week.

Examples of put back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is not the first statue the administration has put back on a pedestal. —News Desk, Artforum, 27 May 2026

The resulting mess of colors and splotches would be impossible to put back together, even using a quantum computer, according to the research. —Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 27 May 2026

Now the pitcher the Padres pretty much reluctantly put back on their roster earlier this month has worked 12 scoreless innings over his six appearances this season. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026

For that, there are certain housekeeping issues that need to be put back in place. —Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026

Rhymes for put back

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback