put up

phrasal verb · put-up adjective · put-up noun

21 meanings of put up

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toleratephrasal verbtransitive
To accept or live with something bad or annoying, usually said as put up with.
I can't put up with this noise any longer.
She puts up with her brother's silly jokes because she loves him.
Similartolerate, endure, stand, bear, stomach
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buildphrasal verbtransitive
To build something such as a house, wall or fence.
They put up a new fence around the yard last summer.
The town wants to put up a library where the old factory was.
Similarbuild, erect, construct, raise
Oppositedemolish, raze
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fix on wallphrasal verbtransitive
To hang something on a wall or fix it in place where people can see it.
We put up the holiday lights on Saturday.
Can you help me put this poster up in my room?
Similarhang, mount, install, post
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house a guestphrasal verbidiomatictransitive
To let someone stay in your home for a short time.
My aunt put us up when we visited the city.
Could you put me up for a few days while my apartment is painted?
Similarhouse, accommodate, lodge, host
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resistphrasal verbidiomatictransitive
To show a certain amount of fight or effort against someone, as in put up a fight.
The team put up a good fight but lost in the end.
The cat put up a real fight when we tried to give it a bath.
Similaroffer, mount
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offer for salephrasal verbtransitive
To offer something so that others can buy it or take it.
They put their old car up for sale last week.
The farm was put up for sale after the owner died.
Similaroffer
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provide moneyphrasal verbtransitive
To give the money needed for something before it happens.
My parents put up the money for my first car.
Who is going to put up the cash for the new team uniforms?
Similarprovide, advance, contribute, invest
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place highphrasal verbtransitive
To put something in a high place.
She put her suitcase up on the rack above her seat.
Everyone who agrees, please put up your hand.
Similarraise, lift
Oppositelower
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style hairphrasal verbtransitive
To fix your hair on top of your head instead of letting it hang down.
She put up her hair for the wedding.
It's so hot today that I'm going to put my hair up.
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staged (job)adjective · put-up
Planned in secret before it happens, often to cheat or trick someone.
The robbery was a put-up job by the store's own manager.
Angry fans said the boxing match was a put-up fight and wanted their money back.
Similarstaged, rigged, fixed
Oppositegenuine, spontaneous
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darephrasal verbidiomatictransitive
To get someone to do something by asking, pushing or daring them.
Who put you up to this?
Her friends put her up to calling the radio show.
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store awayphrasal verbidiomatictransitive
To put something away in its usual place.
Please put up your toys before dinner.
Mom asked me to put up the clean dishes.
Similarstore, stow
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staged (job)noun · put-upcountable
Something planned or faked ahead of time to trick people or to get something for yourself.
The whole robbery was a put-up to get the insurance money.
He said the contest was a put-up and the winner was chosen before it started.
Similarsetup, fix, frame-up, sham
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score pointsphrasal verbidiomaticCanadaUStransitive
To score points in a game or over a season.
Our team put up forty points in the first half.
She hopes to put up big numbers in her final season.
Similarscore, post
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preserve foodphrasal verbidiomatictransitive
To save fruit, vegetables, or meat at home by heating them and sealing them in jars.
Every summer, Grandma puts up jars of peaches.
We put up twenty quarts of tomatoes last weekend.
Similarpreserve, can, bottle
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stay at innphrasal verbarchaicintransitive
To stay for a short time at a hotel, inn, or similar place.
We put up at a small inn for the night.
Avoiding the Blue Boar, I put up at an inn of minor reputation down the town, and ordered some dinner.
1860, Charles Dickens, Great ExpectationsHere, put up means stayed for a while at an inn.
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17
praise highlyphrasal verbslangtransitive
To praise someone and say they are as good as the very best.
I put her up there with the best singers ever.
Fans put him up with the all-time greats.
Similarrank
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killphrasal verbslangtransitive
To kill someone.
The gang threatened to put him up if he talked to the police.
Nobody on the block would say who put up the old shop owner, even after the funeral.
Similarkill, murder
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huntingphrasal verbtransitive
To scare hunted animals or birds out of their hiding place.
The dogs put up a rabbit from the tall grass.
Walk slowly through the field so you put up the birds.
Similarflush, rouse
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capital lettersphrasal verbhistoricaltransitive
To change printed words from small letters to capital letters.
The printer put up the title so it was all in capital letters.
The editor wanted every name in the list put up, so they were all printed in capital letters.
Similarcapitalize
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plan robberyphrasal verbarchaicUKtransitive
To look over a place or plan ahead before robbing it.
The gang spent a week putting up the jeweller's shop before the break-in.
Someone had put up the house while the family was on holiday, so the thieves knew just where to look.
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Origin

From the verb put up.