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- Dictionaryput/pʊt/
verb
- 1. move to or place in a particular position: "I put my hand out towards her" Similar
- 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
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PUT definition: 1. to move something or someone into the stated place, position, or direction: 2. to write…. Learn more.
a. : to place in a specified position or relationship : lay. put the book on the table. b. : to move in a specified direction. c (1) : to send (something, such as a weapon or missile) into or through something : thrust. (2) : to throw with an overhand pushing motion.
Put definition: to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position. See examples of PUT used in a sentence.
put something + adv./prep. to move something into a particular place or position using force. He put his fist through a glass door. put somebody/something + adv./prep. to cause somebody/something to go to a particular place. Her family put her into a nursing home.
put is the general word: to put the dishes on the table; to put one's hair up. place is a more formal word, suggesting precision of movement or definiteness of location: He placed his hand on the Bible. lay, meaning originally to cause to lie, and set, meaning originally to cause to sit, are used particularly to stress the position in which an ...
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.
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.
