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

Montgomery says the process usually takes until January before every costume is cleaned and put back into storage. —Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025

She has since been rearrested twice on the same charges, as well as for petty hooliganism, and put back in prison. —Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 22 Nov. 2025

At the same time, The Last Ronin, another TMNT live-action/CG animation hybrid project that was in development, has been put back in the pizza box, according to sources. —Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 Nov. 2025

The genie is out of the bottle and won't be put back in. —Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for put back

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