put up in English dictionary

  • put up

    Meanings and definitions of "put up"

    • (transitive) To place in a high location.
    • (transitive) To hang or mount.
    • (transitive, idiomatic) To cajole or dare to do something.
    • (transitive, idiomatic) To store away.
    • (transitive, idiomatic) To house, shelter, or take in.
    • (transitive, idiomatic) To present, especially in "put up a fight".
    • (obsolete, transitive) To endure, put up with.
    • adjective
      Alternative form of [i]put-up[/i]
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To place in a high location.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To hang or mount.
    • verb
      (transitive, idiomatic)
      To cajole or dare to do something.
    • verb
      (transitive, idiomatic)
      To store away.
    • verb
      (transitive, idiomatic)
      To house, shelter, or take in.
    • verb
      (transitive, idiomatic)
      To present, especially in "put up a fight".
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To endure, put up with, tolerate.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To provide funds in advance.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To build a structure.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make available, to offer.
    • float (a flag)
    • To admit to residence; provide housing for.
    • To place so as to be noticed.
    • To preserve in a can or tin.
    • verb
      construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
    • verb
      make available for sale at an auction; "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"
    • verb
      mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
    • verb
      place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
    • verb
      preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
    • verb
      propose as a candidate for some honor
    • verb
      provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
    • verb
      provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount"
    • verb
      put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

    Synonyms of "put up" in English dictionary

    support, bear, brook are the top synonyms of "put up" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "put up" in English dictionary

    level is the antonym of "put up" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of put up

    • to put up ( third-person singular simple present puts up, present participle putting up, simple past and past participle put up)
    • put up (not comparable)
    • put up (third-person singular simple present puts up, present participle putting up, simple past and past participle put up)
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