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21put — [c]/pʊt / (say poot) verb (put, putting) –verb (t) 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of some place or position: to put money in one s purse. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc.: put everything in order. 3. to… …
22put — 1. v. & n. v. (putting; past and past part. put) 1 tr. move to or cause to be in a specified place or position (put it in your pocket; put the children to bed; put your signature here). 2 tr. bring into a specified condition, relation, or state… …
23put up — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to place in a container or receptacle < put his lunch up in a bag > b. to put away (a sword) in a scabbard ; sheathe c. to prepare so as to preserve for later use ; can …
24put on — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, accelerate, act, act a part, administer, affect, affectation, affected, affectedness, airs, airs and graces, apocryphal, apply, apply to, artificial, artificiality, assume, assumed, back answer, banter,… …
25put on the line — verb expose to a chance of loss or damage We risked losing a lot of money in this venture Why risk your life? She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong • Syn: ↑risk, ↑lay on the line • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
26put something on — 1 she put on jeans: DRESS IN, don, pull on, throw on, slip into, change into; informal doll oneself up in. 2 I put the light on: SWITCH ON, turn on …
27put on — 1) she put on jeans Syn: dress in, don, pull on, throw on, slip into, change into; informal doll oneself up in 2) I put the light on Syn: switch on, turn on, activate 3) they put on an extra train …
28stake — I noun a stake in the ground Syn: post, pole, stick, spike, upright, support, cane II 1. noun 1) high stakes Syn: bet, wager, ante 2) a …
29Put (Card Game) — An old English tavern card game, castigated by 17th –century moralists as one of ill repute, it is so easy to lean and fun to play that it would be a pity to omit it from the core curriculum of card game learners. It is essentially a game of… …
30put-and-take — /poot n tayk /, n. any of various games of chance played with a teetotum or other special type of top, in which each player puts in an equal stake before starting to spin the top. [1920 25] * * * …
