Put

//pʊt//

Word Type

Verb
Noun

The word "put" can be used as verb and noun.

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Coordinate Terms

PUR

Derived Terms

I put it to you don't put all your eggs in one basket enough to put in one's eye force-put forthput hard put input mama put misput never put off until tomorrow what you can do today not to put too fine a point on it not to put too fine a word on it off-put offput output overput put 'em up put a band-aid on a bullet wound put a blanket over put a block on put a brave face on put a bug in someone's ear put a civil tongue in one's head put a civil tongue in one's mouth put a cork in it put a crimp in put a damper on put a dent in the universe put a foot wrong put a gun to someone's head put a hat on a hat put a hurt on put a lid on put a lid on it put a name to put a pin in put a premium on put a rod in pickle put a shift in put a sock in it put a spanner in the works put a spoke in someone's wheel put a stop to put a stopper to put about put across put ahead put all one's eggs in one basket put an egg in one's shoe and beat it put an end to put and take put around put aside put asunder put at ease put away put back put before put behind one put bread on the table put butter on one's bread put by put case put daylight between oneself and someone put down put down as put down for put down roots put down to put end put facts on the ground put food on the table put foot to ass put forth put forward put hair on one's chest put hair on someone's chest put heads together put her there put him in to get him out put horns on put in put in a good word put in a word put in an appearance put in an oar put in mind put in motion put in one's oar put in place put in pledge put in practice put in the ground put in the pin put in the shade put in the work put in with put in writing put into put into action put into context put into effect put into practice put into words put it about put it down put it mildly put it past put it there put it to put lie to put lipstick on a pig put new wine in old bottles put off put on put on a brave face put on a clinic put on a pedestal put on airs put on dog put on frills put on one's dancing shoes put on one's pants one leg at a time put on one's trousers one leg at a time put on the Ritz put on the block put on the brakes put on the dog put on the kibosh put on the map put on the pounds put on the red light put on the spot put on weight put one across put one foot in front of the other put one over put one past put one through one's paces put one's affairs in order put one's ass on the line put one's back into put one's best foot foremost put one's best foot forward put one's cards on the table put one's ducks in a row put one's feet up put one's finger on put one's fist to put one's foot down put one's foot down on put one's foot down upon put one's foot in it put one's foot in one's mouth put one's foot in someone's ass put one's foot up someone's ass put one's hand in one's pocket put one's hand to put one's hand to the plough put one's hand up put one's hands on put one's hands together put one's hands up put one's head above the parapet put one's head in the sand put one's heart in put one's heart into put one's heart on one's sleeve put one's house in order put one's household in order put one's legs under someone's mahogany put one's mind to it put one's money where one's mouth is put one's name in the hat put one's oar in put one's pants on one leg at a time put one's shoulder into put one's shoulder to the wheel put one's stamp put one's toe in the water put one's trousers on one leg at a time put oneself about put oneself across put oneself in someone's place put oneself in someone's shoes put oneself out put oneself out of the way put onto put out put out a fire put out feelers put out of one's head put out of one's mind put out the fire put out to grass put out to pasture put out to sea put over put paid to put past put pedal to the metal put pen to paper put right put round put salt on someone's tail put some timber on put someone in a box put someone in a false position put someone in hospital put someone in mind of put someone in the picture put someone in their place put someone on blast put someone on game put someone on ice put someone on to put someone out of their misery put someone through their paces put someone to their trumps put someone under put someone under the screw put someone up to something put someone wise put someone's back up put someone's light out put someone's lights out put someone's pipe out put something behind one put something down to experience put something into perspective put something over put spurs to put stock in put store by put store in put straight put that in your pipe and smoke it put the arm on someone put the bad mouth on put the bee on put the beggar on the gentleman put the bite on put the blame on put the boot in put the bottom rail on top put the brakes on put the cabosh on put the cart before the horse put the case put the cat among the pigeons put the change on someone put the clock back put the clock forward put the clocks back put the cork back in the bottle put the dead wood on put the fear of God into put the feedbag on put the fries in the bag put the frighteners on someone put the genie back in the bottle put the hammer down put the heart across one put the heat on put the herd on someone put the kibosh on put the last hand to put the lid on put the lie to put the make on put the miller's eye out put the moves on put the pedal to the medal put the pedal to the metal put the plug in the jug put the pot on put the record straight put the saddle on the right horse put the same shoe on every foot put the screw put the screws put the shits up someone put the shoe on the other foot put the squeeze on put the stunners on put the tin lid on it put the toothpaste back in the tube put the wind up put the wood in the hole put the world to rights put through put through its paces put through the mangle put through the mill put through the wringer put to put to bed put to bed with a shovel put to death put to good use put to lie put to rest put to sea put to shame put to sleep put to the blush put to the horn put to the sword put to the test put to the torch put to the vote put to use put to words put to work put together put two and two together put two and two together and come up with five put two and two together and make five put under put up put up a fight put up a show put up on put up one's dukes put up one's hand put up one's hands put up or shut up put up the shutters put up to put up with put upon put wise put with put words in someone's mouth put-and-take put-back put-down put-downable put-in put-me-up put-on put-out put-together put-up put-up job put-upon put-you-up putable putback putlog putpocket puttable puttage puttee putter reput ridden hard and put away wet ride hard and put away wet ride someone hard and put them away wet rode hard and put up wet stay put throughput thruput to put it another way toput transput un-put-downable underput unput upput well-put who put a quarter in you you can't put a wise head on young shoulders you can't put an old head on young shoulders you can't put the shit back in the horse you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube you can't put the toothpaste back into the tube you cannot put the same shoe on every foot

Derived From

unijunction

Distinct From

get

Inflected/Variant Forms

put about

Similar Terms

place

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