Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. transitive To place in a high location.
- v. transitive To hang or mount.
- v. transitive, idiomatic To cajole or dare to do something.
- v. transitive, idiomatic To store away.
- v. transitive, idiomatic To house, shelter, or take in.
- v. transitive, idiomatic To present, especially in "put up a fight".
- v. transitive To endure, put up with,tolerate.
Examples
“They knew the fate of their comrades in the other cities and so put up a fierce street-by-street defense against the Macedonians.”
“My job was to organize volunteers, write letters to the editors of the most local of local newspapers, knock on doors, and, as Keith White had warned, put up dozens and dozens of lawn signs.”
“And finally, the biggest thank-you goes to Rachel Bien, for everything you have put up with and everything you have pushed me to do.”
“The Scythians were accomplished horsemen and put up a strong defense, striking the Macedonians then pulling away, but soon the Macedonian cavalry was across and the king struck out against the enemy, killing at least a thousand as they fled.”
“It was possible that Tríona had been searching for something in the stacks or online, but library policy had put up an unexpected roadblock—call slips and computer logs were routinely shredded by librarians concerned about government bootprints on the Bill of Rights.”
“As more men climbed over bodies to the opposite side, they put up a ferocious fight surrounded by Persian cavalry, who stabbed them with javelins.”
“The only semi-attractive thing about the whole place is the pot of red begonias somebody put up on the porch railing.”
“The Men of Mochs wept and put up their arms to surrender and still had their guts cut open, intestines pulled out.”
“They erased the name of HICCASP from the office door but put up the title of a new group—it was the same people with the same objectives behind a new front group.”
“I set up my 16-millimeter projector, put up the screen, and let the story tell itself.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘put up’.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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Words I have to learn
exasperate, felony, weld, fraud, worksheet, ransom, rehearse, preliminary, offshore, parole, infamous, sieve and 436 more...
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Nightmare Alley
From the novel by William Lindsay Gresham
geek, mark, rubber, calliope, booze-fool, rummy, the horrors, the crawling snakes, equalizer, bubbies, grubstake, softshoe and 99 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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My Personnal Words List on WordNik
Eloquence, dismay, abolish, Procrastination, hallowed, Audacity, provision, flue gas, perceive, aprodith, cult, mischief and 136 more...
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Words & Phrases #1 (New)
bimbo, himbo, vacuous, aftermath, boffin, aftereffect, scrub, hashtag, obnoxious, captivate, cultivate, throttle and 63 more...
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MEC2 Lesson 124
nicely, adorable, hang around, Pet Finders, put up, flyer, claim, whine, roasting pan, doggy, shelter, animal shelter and 23 more...
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phrasal verbs
win over, switch over, break out, work out, stand out, catch up, sleep in, hand in, take notice, put up, free up, set aside and 21 more...
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Tweets
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yarb Citation on roughneck. Jul 1, 2012
bilby Ah, the Calamine Doctrine. Feb 28, 2011
Kristianto2010 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 2 Timothy 4:3
Feb 28, 2011