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

Check the new rate and future raises But the county’s 27-year-old wage floor will disappear gradually as existing contracts expire and the work is put back out to bid. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

In April, under a settlement, the flag was put back in place. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Then fold the quilt up for putting back in storage—preferably in a different configuration so the quilt doesn’t develop creases. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026

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

Rhymes for put back

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