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  • 1Put — 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… …

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  • 2Put — 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… …

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  • 3Put — (put; often p[u^]t in def. 3), v. i. 1. To go or move; as, when the air first puts up. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To steer; to direct one s course; to go. [1913 Webster] His fury thus appeased, he puts to land. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To… …

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  • 4put on — {v. phr.} 1. To dress in. * /The boy took off his clothes and put on his pajamas./ * /Mother put a coat on the baby./ 2a. To pretend; assume; show. * /Mary isn t really sick; she s only putting on./ * /He put on a smile./ * /The child was putting …

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  • 5put on — {v. phr.} 1. To dress in. * /The boy took off his clothes and put on his pajamas./ * /Mother put a coat on the baby./ 2a. To pretend; assume; show. * /Mary isn t really sick; she s only putting on./ * /He put on a smile./ * /The child was putting …

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  • 6Put — Put, n. 1. The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push; as, the put of a ball. A forced put. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. A certain game at cards. Young. [1913 Webster] 3. (Finance) A privilege which one party buys of another to… …

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  • 7Put — can refer to:*Petroleum University of Technology, a university in Abadan, Ahvaz, Mahmud Abad and Tehran, Iran* Put option, a financial contract between two parties, the buyer and the seller of the option* The biblical Put, the son of Ham and the… …

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  • 8Put — Put, obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of {Put}, contracted from putteth. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 9Put-up — Put up, a. Arranged; plotted; in a bad sense; as, a put up job. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10Put — Put, n. [See {Pit}.] A pit. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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