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Put by
verb
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To store, or place in reserve; to save (money, etc.) for later use. transitive
"Our family has been putting food by for generations."
- 2 To remove (something) from the present context and into its proper place; (figurative) to reject or disregard. transitive
"When the lesson was finished, she put by her books and papers."
- 3 To perform an action without attracting the attention of. ditransitive
"I managed to put that transaction by accounts payable."
- 4 Of a ship: to be run aground intentionally to avoid a collision intransitive
"The Bow Spring put by to avoid colliding with the Manzanillo II."
Etymology
From put + by.
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