Synonyms: inflict, levy

1. to put in the designated place for storage:

   Put away the groceries as soon as you get home.

2. to save, especially for later use:

   to put away a few dollars each week.

3. to discard:

   Put away those childish notions.

4. to drink or eat, especially in a large quantity; finish off:

   to put away a hearty meal after jogging.

5. to confine in a jail or a mental institution:

   He was put away for four years.

6. to put (an animal) to death by humane means:

   The dog was so badly injured that the veterinarian had to put it away.

1. to succeed in; accomplish:

   It will take an exceptional administrator to put over this reorganization.

2. to postpone; defer:

   Discussion of this point will be put over until new evidence is introduced.

1. to postpone; defer:

   I put off my yearly visit to the eye doctor for a month.

2. to confuse or perturb; disconcert; repel:

   We were put off by the book's abusive tone.

3. to get rid of by delay or evasion:

   She put him off, claiming to already have plans for the evening.

4. to lay aside; take off:

   She put off her shoes with a sigh of relief.

5. to start out, as on a voyage:

   We packed a picnic lunch and put off for the little island in the middle of the lake.

6. to launch (a boat) from shore or from another vessel:

   They began to put off the lifeboats as the fire spread.

1. to cause to be understood or received favorably:

   She put across her new idea.

   He puts himself across well.

2. to do successfully; accomplish:

   to put a project across.

3. to be successful in (a form of deception):

   It was obviously a lie, but he put it across.

1. to write down; register; record:

   I used to put down my thoughts in a personal journal, but now I publish them on my blog.

2. to enter in a list, as of subscribers or contributors:

   Put me down for a $10 donation.

3. to suppress; check; squelch:

   to put down a rebellion.

4. to attribute; ascribe:

   We put your mistakes down to nervousness.

5. to regard or categorize:

   He was put down as a chronic complainer.

6. to produce or execute (something) successfully; throw down:

   He was the only skater to put down a clean short program.

7. Informal. to criticize, especially in a contemptuous manner; disrespect:

   The team leader put down support staff and ignored their contributions.

8. Informal. to belittle, humiliate, or embarrass:

   Misogynists put down women to keep them subservient.

9. to pay as a deposit:

   The more money you put down, the less you’ll pay in interest.

10. to store for future use:

    to put down a case of wine.

11. to dig or sink, as a well.
12. to put (an animal) to death by humane means; put to sleep:

    The horse had to be put down after suffering a catastrophic racing injury on the track.

13. to land an aircraft or in an aircraft:

    We put down at Orly after six hours.

1. to store up; save: I have some money put by for a rainy day.

   He put aside some dried fruit, water, and energy bars in anticipation of the predicted heavy snowfall.

   I have some money put by for a rainy day.

2. Also set aside. to put out of the way; place to one side:

   Put aside your books and come for a walk.

1. Also put into. Nautical. to enter a port or harbor, especially for shelter, repairs, or provisions:

   Viking fleets often put in at Norman ports for provisions.

2. to interpose; intervene.
3. to spend (time) as indicated:

   She put in two hours at the piano almost every day for years.

1. to bring out; bear; grow:

   The trees are putting forth new green shoots.

2. to propose; present:

   No one has put forth a workable solution.

3. to bring to public notice; publish:

   A new interpretation of the doctrine has been put forth.

4. to exert; exercise:

   We will have to put forth our best efforts to win.

5. to set out; depart:

   Dark clouds threatened as we put forth from the shore.

1. to complete successfully; execute:

   He was not able to put through his project.

2. to bring about; effect:

   The proposed revisions have not as yet been put through.

3. to make a telephone connection for:

   Put me through to Los Angeles.

4. to make (a telephone connection):

   Put a call through to Hong Kong.

5. to cause to undergo or endure:

   She's been put through a lot the past year.

1. to propose; suggest:

   I hesitated to put forward my plan.

2. to present or promote (oneself or another) for a task, role, etc., or as having certain qualities or qualifications:

   We should put her forward for treasurer.

   He puts himself forward as an expert in combating antisemitism.

1. Nautical. to change direction, as on a course.
2. to start (a rumor); circulate.
3. to inconvenience; trouble.
4. to disturb; worry.
5. to turn in a different direction.

1. to clothe oneself with (an article of clothing).
2. to assume insincerely or falsely; pretend:

   She put on a smile and choked out a welcome.

3. to assume; adopt.
4. to inflict; impose.
5. to cause to be performed; produce; stage:

   The troupe put on a play by a little-known writer.

6. Informal. to tease (a person), especially by pretending the truth of something that is untrue:

   You can't be serious—you're putting me on, aren't you?

7. to act in a pretentious or ostentatious manner; exaggerate:

   All that putting on didn't impress anyone.

1. to construct; erect:

   The town is putting up a new civic center where the old library used to be.

2. to can (vegetables, fruits, etc.); preserve (jam, jelly, etc.):

   At the end of every summer they put up jars and jars of tomatoes from their garden.

3. to set or arrange (the hair).
4. to provide (money); contribute:

   A number of people put up $5,000 apiece, getting the fund-raiser off to a very good start.

5. to accommodate; lodge:

   Friends offered to put me up for the weekend, and I took them to a fancy restaurant as a thank-you.

6. to display; show.
7. to stake (money) to support a wager:

   He put up fifty bucks to get into the football pool.

8. to propose as a candidate; nominate:

   Someone is going to put him up for president.

9. to offer, especially for public sale:

   She put up several valuable pieces of art to raise money for the charity.

10. Archaic. to sheathe one's sword; stop fighting.