Etymology : Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch poten to plant
Pronunciation : put
Function : verb
Date : 12th century
1. idol.
2. throwing of a heavy iron ball (Track and Field). place; lay; insert; impose; mark. put\put\ , n. [see:
pit.] a pit. [obs.]put \put\, obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of put, contracted from putteth.put \put\ , n. [cf. w. pwt any short thing, pwt o ddyn a squab of a person, pwtog a short, thick woman.] a rustic; a clown; an awkward or uncouth person. queer country puts extol queen bess's reign. --bramston. what droll puts the citizens seem in it all. harrison.put \put\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. put; p. pr. & vb. n. putting.] [as. potian to thrust: cf. dan. putte to put, to put into, fries. putje; perh. akin to w. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also gael. put to push, thrust, and e. potter, v. i.].
3. to move in any direction; to impel; to thrust; to push; -- nearly obsolete, except with adverbs, as with by (to put by = to thrust aside; to divert); or with forth (to put forth = to thrust out). his chief designs are to put thee by from thy spiritual employment. taylor.
4. to bring to a position or place; to place; to lay; to set; figuratively, to cause to be or exist in a specified relation, condition, or the like; to bring to a stated mental or moral condition; as, to put one in fear; to put a theory in practice; to put an enemy to fight. this present dignity, in which that i have put you. i will put enmity between thee and the woman. iii.
5. he put no trust in his servants. v.
6. when god into the hands of their deliverer puts invincible might. in the mean time other measures were put in operation.
7. to attach or attribute; to assign; as, to put a wrong construction on an act or expression.
8. to lay down; to give up; to surrender. [obs.] no man hath more love than this, that a man put his life for his friends. (john xv. 13).
9. to set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention; to offer; to state; to express; figuratively, to assume; to suppose; -- formerly sometimes followed by that introducing a proposition; as, to put a question; to put a case. let us now put that ye have leave. put the perception and you put the mind. these verses, originally greek, were put in latin. all this is ingeniously and ably put.
10. to incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige. these wretches put us upon all mischief. put me not use the carnal weapon in my own defense. w. scott. thank him who puts me, loath, to this revenge.
11. to throw or cast with a pushing motion "overhand," the hand being raised from the shoulder; a practice in athletics; as, to put the shot or weight.
12. (mining) to convey coal in the mine, as from the working to the tramway. mond.put case, formerly, an elliptical expression for, put or suppose the case to be. put case that the soul after departure from the body may live. hall.
13. God. idol. image.
14. A pit. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Put, contracted from putteth.
15. A rustic; a clown; an awkward or uncouth person.
16. To move in any direction; to impel; to thrust; to push; nearly obsolete, except with adverbs, as with by ; or with forth.
17. To bring to a position or place; to place; to lay; to set; figuratively, to cause to be or exist in a specified relation, condition, or the like; to bring to a stated mental or moral condition; as, to put one in fear; to put a theory in practice; to put an enemy to fight.
18. To attach or attribute; to assign; as, to put a wrong construction on an act or expression.
19. To lay down; to give up; to surrender.
20. To set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention; to offer; to state; to express; figuratively, to assume; to suppose; formerly sometimes followed by that introducing a proposition; as, to put a question; to put a case.
21. To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.
22. To throw or cast with a pushing motion "overhand," the hand being raised from the shoulder; a practice in athletics; as, to put the shot or weight.
23. To convey coal in the mine, as from the working to the tramway.
24. To go or move; as, when the air first puts up.
25. To steer; to direct one's course; to go.
26. To play a card or a hand in the game called put.
27. The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push; as, the put of a ball.
28. A certain game at cards.
29. A privilege which one party buys of another to "put" to him a certain amount of stock, grain, etc., at a certain price and date.
30. A prostitute. attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation; "That song put me in awful good humor" put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" adapt; "put these words to music" cause to undergo something; "He put her to the torture".
31. idol, fetish, image, graven image, tin god, God, voodoo, cult figure. idol, god, fetish " sanem, feti?, tapyncak; the cross" haç. ",-tu.
32. idol, image, effigy (of a god).
33. (Christian) cross; crucifix. put gibi as still as a statue, as if turned to stone. put kesilmek to become as still as a statue.".
34. idol. cross. fetish. graven image.
35. The form put is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. Put is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in this dictionary. For example, the expression to put someone in the picture is explained at picture.
36. When you put something in a particular place or position, you move it into that place or position. Leaphorn put the photograph on the desk She hesitated, then put her hand on Grace's arm Mishka put down a heavy shopping bag.
37. If you put someone somewhere, you cause them to go there and to stay there for a period of time. Rather than put him in the hospital, she had been caring for him at home I'd put the children to bed.
38. To put someone or something in a particular state or situation means to cause them to be in that state or situation. This is going to put them out of business He was putting himself at risk My doctor put me in touch with a psychiatrist.
39. To put something on people or things means to cause them to have it, or to cause them to be affected by it. The ruling will put extra pressure on health authorities to change working practices and shorten hours They will also force schools to put more emphasis on teaching basic subjects. = place.
40. If you put your trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something, you trust them or have faith or confidence in them. How much faith should we put in anti-ageing products? = place.
41. If you put time, strength, or energy into an activity, you use it in doing that activity. Eleanor did not put much energy into the discussion.
42. If you put money into a business or project, you invest money in it. Investors should consider putting some money into an annuity.
43. When you put an idea or remark in a particular way, you express it in that way. You can use expressions like to put it simply and to put it bluntly before saying something when you want to explain how you are going to express it. I had already met Pete a couple of times through -- how should I put it -- friends in low places He doesn't, to put it very bluntly, give a damn about the woman or the baby He admitted the security forces might have made some mistakes, as he put it You can't put that sort of fear into words.
44. When you put a question to someone, you ask them the question. Is this fair? Well, I put that question today to Deputy Counsel Craig Gillen He thinks that some workers may be afraid to put questions publicly.
45. If you put a case, opinion, or proposal, you explain it and list the reasons why you support or believe it. He always put his point of view with clarity and with courage He put the case to the Saudi Foreign Minister = present.
46. If you put something at a particular value or in a particular category, you consider that it has that value or that it belongs in that category. I would put her age at about 50 or so All the more technically advanced countries put a high value on science It is not easy to put the guilty and innocent into clear-cut categories.
47. If you put written information somewhere, you write, type, or print it there. Mary's family were so pleased that they put an announcement in the local paper to thank them He crossed out `Screenplay' and put `Written by' instead.
48. If you put it to someone that something is true, you suggest that it is true, especially when you think that they will be unwilling to admit this. But I put it to you that they're useless.
49. If you say that something is bigger or better than several other things put together, you mean that it is bigger or has more good qualities than all of those other things if they are added together. London has more pubs and clubs than the rest of the country put together.
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