put back

phrasal 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

While he was eventually put back on the practice squad, Incoom doubled his game total from 2023 with eight appearances during his first year with the Panthers. —Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025

This stress can be heightened during back-to-school season, when schedules are blown up and have to be put back together again on the fly. —Devonne Goode, Parents, 20 Aug. 2025

More registrations, and hopefully some movement on the plans to return to the Camp Nou for Barca’s first home game of the season, which La Liga has already agreed to put back until the fourth round of fixtures in mid-September. —Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025

Start by removing everything from a small surface, such as a nightstand or console, and only put back what’s necessary, Welch suggests. —Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for put back

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