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

When one executive noticed and ordered the flowers put back in a particular spot, Perea complied there, then made the same swap a little farther down the hillside, out of view. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

In October 2024, former Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón filed a recommendation in court to resentence the brothers, asking for the possibility of parole to be put back on the table in light of new evidence. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Michigan won the game on Bryce Underwood's 47-yard pass to JJ Buchanan after one second was put back on the clock. — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Naheim is only 22 years old and hasn’t been to a lot of weddings, which maybe explains why, at Mood, his first instinct was to grab a military green fabric that Christian put back. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for put back

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