[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1. 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.
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            his chief designs are . . . to put thee by from thy
            spiritual employment.                 --jer. taylor.
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   2. 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.
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            this present dignity,
            in which that i have put you.         --chaucer.
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            i will put enmity between thee and the woman. --gen.
                                                  iii. 15.
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            he put no trust in his servants.      --job iv. 18.
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            when god into the hands of their deliverer
            puts invincible might.                --milton.
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            in the mean time other measures were put in
            operation.                            --sparks.
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   3. to attach or attribute; to assign; as, to put a wrong
      construction on an act or expression.
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   4. to lay down; to give up; to surrender. obs.
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            no man hath more love than this, that a man put his
            life for his friends.                 --wyclif john
                                                  xv. 13.
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   5. 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.
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            let us now put that ye have leave.    --chaucer.
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            put the perception and you put the mind. --berkeley.
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            these verses, originally greek, were put in latin.
                                                  --milton.
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            all this is ingeniously and ably put. --hare.
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   6. to incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.
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            these wretches put us upon all mischief. --swift.
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            put me not use the carnal weapon in my own defense.
                                                  --sir w.
                                                  scott.
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            thank him who puts me, loath, to this revenge.
                                                  --milton.
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   7. 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.
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   8. mining to convey coal in the mine, as from the working
      to the tramway. --raymond.
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   put case, formerly, an elliptical expression for, put or
      suppose the case to be.
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            put case that the soul after departure from the body
            may live.                             --bp. hall.
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   to put about naut., to turn, or change the course of, as
      a ship.

   to put away.
      a to renounce; to discard; to expel.
      b to divorce.

   to put back.
      a to push or thrust backwards; hence, to hinder; to
          delay.
      b to refuse; to deny.
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                coming from thee, i could not put him back.
                                                  --shak.
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      c to set, as the hands of a clock, to an earlier hour.
      d to restore to the original place; to replace.

   to put by.
      a to turn, set, or thrust, aside. "smiling put the
          question by." --tennyson.
      b to lay aside; to keep; to sore up; as, to put by
          money.

   to put down.
      a to lay down; to deposit; to set down.
      b to lower; to diminish; as, to put down prices.
      c to deprive of position or power; to put a stop to; to
          suppress; to abolish; to confute; as, to put down
          rebellion or traitors.
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                mark, how a plain tale shall put you down.
                                                  --shak.
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                sugar hath put down the use of honey. --bacon.
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      d to subscribe; as, to put down one's name.

   to put forth.
      a to thrust out; to extend, as the hand; to cause to
          come or push out; as, a tree puts forth leaves.
      b to make manifest; to develop; also, to bring into
          action; to exert; as, to put forth strength.
      c to propose, as a question, a riddle, and the like.
      d to publish, as a book.

   to put forward.
      a to advance to a position of prominence or
          responsibility; to promote.
      b to cause to make progress; to aid.
      c to set, as the hands of a clock, to a later hour.

   to put in.
      a to introduce among others; to insert; sometimes, to
          introduce with difficulty; as, to put in a word while
          others are discoursing.
      b naut. to conduct into a harbor, as a ship.
      c law to place in due form before a court; to place
          among the records of a court. --burrill.
      d med. to restore, as a dislocated part, to its place.
          

   to put off.
      a to lay aside; to discard; as, to put off a robe; to
          put off mortality. "put off thy shoes from off thy
          feet." --ex. iii. 5.
      b to turn aside; to elude; to disappoint; to frustrate;
          to baffle.
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                i hoped for a demonstration, but themistius
                hoped to put me off with an harangue. --boyle.
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                we might put him off with this answer.
                                                  --bentley.
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      c to delay; to defer; to postpone; as, to put off
          repentance.
      d to get rid of; to dispose of; especially, to pass
          fraudulently; as, to put off a counterfeit note, or an
          ingenious theory.
      e to push from land; as, to put off a boat.

   to put on or to put upon.
      a to invest one's self with, as clothes; to assume.
          "mercury . . . put on the shape of a man."
          --l'estrange.
      b to impute something to; to charge upon; as, to put
          blame on or upon another.
      c to advance; to promote. obs. "this came handsomely
          to put on the peace." --bacon.
      d to impose; to inflict. "that which thou puttest on me,
          will i bear." --2 kings xviii. 14.
      e to apply; as, to put on workmen; to put on steam.
      f to deceive; to trick. "the stork found he was put
          upon." --l'estrange.
      g to place upon, as a means or condition; as, he put him
          upon bread and water. "this caution will put them upon
          considering." --locke.
      h law to rest upon; to submit to; as, a defendant puts
          himself on or upon the country. --burrill.

   to put out.
      a to eject; as, to put out and intruder.
      b to put forth; to shoot, as a bud, or sprout.
      c to extinguish; as, to put out a candle, light, or
          fire.
      d to place at interest; to loan; as, to put out funds.
      e to provoke, as by insult; to displease; to vex; as, he
          was put out by my reply. colloq.
      f to protrude; to stretch forth; as, to put out the
          hand.
      g to publish; to make public; as, to put out a pamphlet.
      h to confuse; to disconcert; to interrupt; as, to put
          one out in reading or speaking.
      i law to open; as, to put out lights, that is, to open
          or cut windows. --burrill.
      j med. to place out of joint; to dislocate; as, to put
          out the ankle.
      k to cause to cease playing, or to prevent from playing
          longer in a certain inning, as in base ball.
      l to engage in sexual intercourse; -- used of women; as,
          she's got a great bod, but she doesn't put out.
          vulgar slang

   to put over.
      a to place some one in authority over; as, to put a
          general over a division of an army.
      b to refer.
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                for the certain knowledge of that truth
                i put you o'er to heaven and to my mother.
                                                  --shak.
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      c to defer; to postpone; as, the court put over the
          cause to the next term.
      d to transfer a person or thing across; as, to put one
          over the river.

   to put the hand to or to put the hand unto.
      a to take hold of, as of an instrument of labor; as, to
          put the hand to the plow; hence, to engage in any
          task or affair; as, to put one's hand to the work.
      b to take or seize, as in theft. "he hath not put his
          hand unto his neighbor's goods." --ex. xxii. 11.

   to put through, to cause to go through all conditions or
      stages of a progress; hence, to push to completion; to
      accomplish; as, he put through a measure of legislation;
      he put through a railroad enterprise. u.s.

   to put to.
      a to add; to unite; as, to put one sum to another.
      b to refer to; to expose; as, to put the safety of the
          state to hazard. "that dares not put it to the touch."
          --montrose.
      c to attach something to; to harness beasts to.
          --dickens.

   to put to a stand, to stop; to arrest by obstacles or
      difficulties.

   to put to bed.
      a to undress and place in bed, as a child.
      b to deliver in, or to make ready for, childbirth.

   to put to death, to kill.

   to put together, to attach; to aggregate; to unite in one.
      

   to put this and that or two and two together, to draw
      an inference; to form a correct conclusion.

   to put to it, to distress; to press hard; to perplex; to
      give difficulty to. "o gentle lady, do not put me to 't."
      --shak.

   to put to rights, to arrange in proper order; to settle or
      compose rightly.

   to put to the sword, to kill with the sword; to slay.

   to put to trial, or on trial, to bring to a test; to try.
      

   to put trust in, to confide in; to repose confidence in.

   to put up.
      a to pass unavenged; to overlook; not to punish or
          resent; to put up with; as, to put up indignities.
          obs. "such national injuries are not to be put up."
          --addison.
      b to send forth or upward; as, to put up goods for sale.
      d to start from a cover, as game. "she has been
          frightened; she has been put up." --c. kingsley.
      e to hoard. "himself never put up any of the rent."
          --spelman.
      f to lay side or preserve; to pack away; to store; to
          pickle; as, to put up pork, beef, or fish.
      g to place out of sight, or away; to put in its proper
          place; as, put up that letter. --shak.
      h to incite; to instigate; -- followed by to; as, he put
          the lad up to mischief.
      i to raise; to erect; to build; as, to put up a tent, or
          a house.
      j to lodge; to entertain; as, to put up travelers.

   to put up a job, to arrange a plot. slang
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   syn: to place; set; lay; cause; produce; propose; state.

   usage: put, lay, place, set. these words agree in the
          idea of fixing the position of some object, and are
          often used interchangeably. to put is the least
          definite, denoting merely to move to a place. to place
          has more particular reference to the precise location,
          as to put with care in a certain or proper place. to
          set or to lay may be used when there is special
          reference to the position of the object.
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see also:
put putting put case to put about to put away to put back 
to put by to put down to put forth to put forward to put in 
to put off to put on to put upon to put out to put over 
to put the hand to to put the hand unto to put through to put to to put to a stand 
to put to bed to put to death to put together to put this and that two and two 
together to put to it to put to rights to put to the sword to put to trial 
on trial to put trust in to put up to put up a job lay 
place set 

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