Put by

verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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. 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. 3
    To perform an action without attracting the attention of. ditransitive

    "I managed to put that transaction by accounts payable."

  4. 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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