Put-up
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Something prearranged or faked in order to trick someone or to advance one's own interests.
"A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas) – the Senator in question – told The Arkansas Times that the whole thing was a put-up and that no internship in the Senator’s office had been purchased at auction."
- 1 Secretly arranged in advance, especially in order to defraud someone or to advance one's own interests. not-comparable
"Orrin Judd at the BrothersJudd.com declared that Carroll "may as well just come right out and say she was a willing participant" . . . and a commenter at RedState.com asserted, ". . . I say the kidnapping was a put up deal from the get go.""
- 1 planned secretly wordnet
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More examples"Orrin Judd at the BrothersJudd.com declared that Carroll "may as well just come right out and say she was a willing participant" . . . and a commenter at RedState.com asserted, ". . . I say the kidnapping was a put up deal from the get go.""
Etymology
Deverbal from put up.
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