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

The harder question — the one his work keeps putting back on the table — is how many leaders are still waiting for permission to ask it of themselves. —Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Smith was eventually waived later that season and put back on the practice squad, which is where his NFL career began in Miami. —Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026

Brunson closed the game with a three-point shot which missed the hoop, but was put back by Anunoby, who won the Knicks the game. —Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026

Who’s monitoring and enforcing (the quality of water the data center puts back into the system)? —Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026

Rhymes for put back

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