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- DictionaryPut/po͝ot/
verb
- 1. move to or place in a particular position: "I put my hand out toward her"
- 2. bring into a particular state or condition: "they tried to put me at ease"
noun
- 1. a throw of a shot or weight.
- 2. short for put option
Definition of put verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. put. verb. /pʊt/ Verb Forms. Idioms Phrasal Verbs. in place/position. put something + adv./prep. to move something into a particular place or position. Put the cases down there, please. Did you put sugar in my coffee? Put your hand up if you need more paper.
to move something to a place or position: Where have you put the keys? She put her bag on the floor. You can put your coat in the car. He put his arm around her. Fewer examples. I put it in the cupboard. Someone had put poison in her drink. He put his arm around my shoulder. Jogging puts a lot of stress on your knee joints.
Definitions of put. verb. cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation. “That song put me in awful good humor” “ put your ideas in writing” see more. verb. put into a certain place or abstract location. “ Put your things here” synonyms: lay, place, pose, position, set. see more. verb. attribute or give.
3 days ago · 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position. to put a book on the shelf. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc. to put everything in order. 3. to place in the charge or power of a person, institution, etc. to put a child in a special school.
1. To place in a specified location; set: She put the books on the table. 2. To cause to be in a specified condition: His gracious manners put me at ease. 3. To cause (one) to undergo something; subject: The interrogators put the prisoner to torture. 4. To assign; attribute: They put a false interpretation on events. 5.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English put /pʊt/ S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle put, present participle putting) [ transitive] 1 move to place [ always + adverb/preposition] to move something to a particular place or position, especially using your hands SYN place He put the coffee on the table.
Put definition, to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: I put the book on the shelf. See more.
