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1
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
- you can put this box next to the bookshelf
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2
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
- tried to think of a good way of putting the news
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to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
- put the time of the photograph at about noon
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to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
- a proposal to put a special tax on luxuries
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to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
- put the words of his patriotic poem to the tune of a well-known drinking song
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“Put.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put. Accessed 15 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of put was in the 12th century
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