Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To place in a specified location; set.
- intransitive verb To cause to be in a specified condition.
- intransitive verb To cause (one) to undergo something; subject.
- intransitive verb To assign; attribute.
- intransitive verb To estimate.
- intransitive verb To impose or levy.
- intransitive verb Games To wager (a stake); bet.
- intransitive verb Sports To hurl with an overhand pushing motion.
- intransitive verb To bring up for consideration or judgment.
- intransitive verb To express; state.
- intransitive verb To render in a specified language or literary form.
- intransitive verb To adapt.
- intransitive verb To urge or force to an action.
- intransitive verb To apply.
- intransitive verb To force the purchase of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a put option.
- intransitive verb To begin to move, especially in a hurry.
- intransitive verb Nautical To proceed.
- noun Sports An act of putting the shot.
- noun An option to sell a stipulated amount of stock or securities within a specified time and at a fixed price.
- adjective Fixed; stationary.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A royalist divine also, during the Protectorate, did not scruple to quibble in the following prayer, which he was accustomed to deliver: -- "O Lord, who hast put a sword into the hand of thy servant, Oliver, _put it into his heart_ ALSO -- to do according to thy word."
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 400, November 21, 1829 Various
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When for any reason it is necessary to put a small or weakly rooted plant or cutting, or a cutting that is just on the point of sending forth roots, in a pot that seems too large, _put it near the edge of the pot_, instead of in the middle.
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Now, mamma, he went on, as he turned to Mme. Vauquer and put his arm round her waist, put on your bonnet, your best flowered silk, and the countesss scarf, while I go out to call a caball my own self.
Paras. 1000–1099 1917
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In a speech which is put into the mouth of Paul "-- _put into the mouth of Paul!
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Clearly, the pre-"Respect" Franklin could ace anything the label put before her—from Hoagy Carmichael's "Skylark" to Neal Hefti's "How to Murder Your Wife."
The Search for Aretha's Sound Marc Myers 2011
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Dolce & Gabbana's pasta earrings on the catwalk at Milan fashion week, where the label put on a patriotic display.
The Guardian World News Jess Cartner-Morley 2011
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Recently, the Word put on flesh -- the word of God that says "Feed my sheep" became flesh -- when Renee and Kele, two women in my congregation who recently married, decided to open a food pantry right in their Brooklyn apartment.
The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D.: The Gift Of Love Ph.D. The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis 2011
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Recently, the Word put on flesh -- the word of God that says "Feed my sheep" became flesh -- when Renee and Kele, two women in my congregation who recently married, decided to open a food pantry right in their Brooklyn apartment.
The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D.: The Gift Of Love Ph.D. The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis 2011
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Recently, the Word put on flesh -- the word of God that says "Feed my sheep" became flesh -- when Renee and Kele, two women in my congregation who recently married, decided to open a food pantry right in their Brooklyn apartment.
The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D.: The Gift Of Love Ph.D. The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis 2011
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Recently, the Word put on flesh -- the word of God that says "Feed my sheep" became flesh -- when Renee and Kele, two women in my congregation who recently married, decided to open a food pantry right in their Brooklyn apartment.
The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D.: The Gift Of Love Ph.D. The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis 2011
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