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put is the dictionary form of puting Definition of put
put has definitions from the fields of writing,music,stock exchange
1
[ verb ] put into a certain place or abstract location

Synonyms

place set lay deposit situate position posit pose fix

Examples

"Put your things here" "Set the tray down" "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" "Place emphasis on a certain point"

2
[ verb ] put into a certain place or abstract location

Synonyms

place set lay position pose

Examples

"Put your things here" "Set the tray down" "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" "Place emphasis on a certain point"

3
[ verb ] cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation

Examples

"That song put me in awful good humor."

4
[ verb ] formulate in a particular style or language

Synonyms

frame couch cast redact

Examples

"I wouldn't put it that way" "She cast her request in very polite language"

5
[ verb ] put something on or into (abstractly) assign;

Synonyms

assign

Examples

"She put 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"

6
[ verb ] (stock exchange) make an investment

Synonyms

invest commit place

Examples

"Put money into bonds"

7
[ verb ] cause (someone) to undergo something

Examples

"He put her to the torture"

8
[ verb ] (music) adapt

Examples

"put these words to music"

9
[ verb ] estimate

Synonyms

place set

Examples

: "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

10
[ verb ] arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.

Synonyms

set_up order arrange

Examples

"arrange my schedule" "set up one's life" "I put these memories with those of bygone times"

11
[ noun ] (writing) the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

Synonyms

put_option

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