Phrasal Verbs: put about Nautical To change or cause to change direction; go or cause to go from one tack to another.

put across 1. To state so as to be understood clearly or accepted readily: put her views across during the hearing. 2. To attain or carry through by deceit or trickery. put away 1. To renounce; discard: put all negative thoughts away. 2. Informal To consume (food or drink) readily and quickly: put away the dinner in just a few minutes. 3. Informal To confine to a mental health facility. 4. a. Informal To kill: The injured cat was put away. b. To bury. put by To save for later use: "Some crops were so abundant they could even be put by" (Carole Lalli). put down 1. a. To write down. b. To enter in a list. 2. a. To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion. b. To render ineffective: put down rumors. 3. To subject (an animal) to euthanasia. 4. Slang a. To criticize: put me down for failing the course. b. To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature. c. To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint). 5. a. To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak. b. To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience. 6. To consume (food or drink) readily; put away: puts down three big meals a day. put forth 1. To grow: Plants put forth new growth in the spring. 2. To bring to bear; exert: At least put forth a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor. 3. To offer for consideration: put forth an idea. put forward To propose for consideration: put forward a new plan. put in 1. To make a formal offer of: put in a plea of guilty. 2. To introduce, as in conversation; interpose: He put in a good word for me. 3. To spend (time) at a location or job: I put in eight hours at the office. 4. To plant: We put in 20 rows of pine trees. 5. To apply: put in for early retirement.

6. Nautical To enter a port or harbor: The freighter puts in at noon. put off 1. a. To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills. b. To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week. 2. To take off; discard: put off a sweater. 3. To repel or repulse, as from bad manners: His indifferent attitude has put us off. 4. To pass (money) or sell (merchandise) fraudulently. put on 1. To clothe oneself with; don: put on a coat; put socks on. 2. To apply; activate: put on the brakes. 3. To assume affectedly: put on an English accent. 4. Slang To tease or mislead (another): You're putting me on! 5. To add: put on weight. 6. To produce; perform: put on a variety show. put out 1. To extinguish: put out a fire. 2. Nautical To leave, as a port or harbor; depart. 3. To expel: put out a drunk. 4. To publish: put out a weekly newsletter. 5. a. To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out? b. To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set. 6. To make an effort. 7. Baseball To retire a runner. 8. Vulgar Slang To be sexually active. Used of a woman. put over 1. To postpone; delay. 2. To put across, especially to deceive: tried to put a lie over, but to no avail. put through 1. To bring to a successful end: put the project through on time; put through a number of new laws. 2. To cause to undergo: He put me through a lot of trouble. 3. a. To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line. b. To obtain a connection for (a telephone call). put to Nautical To head for shore. put together To construct; create: put together a new bookcase; put together a tax package. put up 1. To erect; build. 2. To preserve; can: put up six jars of jam. 3. To nominate: put up a candidate at a convention. 4. To provide (funds) in advance: put up money for the new musical. 5. To provide lodgings for: put a friend up for the night.

6. Sports To startle (game animals) from cover: put up grouse. 7. To offer for sale: put up his antiques. 8. a. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff. b. To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight. put upon To impose on; overburden: He was always being put upon by his friends. Idioms: put an end/a halt/a stop to To bring to an end; terminate. put down roots To establish a permanent residence in a locale. put in an appearance To attend a social engagement, especially for a short time. put it to (someone) Slang 1. To overburden with tasks or work. 2. To put blame on. 3. To take unfair advantage of. 4. To lay out the facts of a situation to (another) in a forceful candid manner. 5. To defeat soundly; trounce. put (one) in mind To remind: You put me in mind of your grandmother. put (oneself) out To make a considerable effort; go to trouble or expense. put (one's) finger on To identify: I can't put my finger on the person in that photograph. put (one's) foot down To take a firm stand. put (one's) foot in (one's) mouth To make a tactless remark. put paid to Chiefly British To finish off; put to rest: "We've given up saying we only kill to eat; Kraft dinner and freezedried food have put paid to that one" (Margaret Atwood). put (someone) in (someone's) place To lower the dignity of (someone); humble. put (someone) through (someone's) paces To cause to demonstrate ability or skill; test: The drama coach put her students through their paces before the first performance. put (someone) up to To cause to commit a funny, mischievous, or malicious act: My older brother put me up to making a prank telephone call. put something over on: To deceive, cheat, or trick. put the arm/bite/squeeze on Slang To ask another for money. put the finger on Slang

To inform on: The witness put the finger on the killer. put the make/moves on Slang To make sexual advances to. put the screws to/on Slang To pressure (another) in an extreme manner. put the skids on Slang To bring to a halt: "Sacrificing free speech to put the skids on prurient printed matter is not the correct path, the courts said" (Curtis J. Sitomer). put to bed Informal 1. To make final preparations for the printing of (a newspaper, for example). 2. To make final preparations for completing (a project). put to it To cause extreme difficulty for: We were put to it to finish the book on time. put to sleep 1. To make weary; bore. 2. To subject to euthanasia. 3. To subject to general anesthesia. put two and two together To draw the proper conclusions from existing evidence or indications. put up or shut up Slang To have to endure (something unpleasant) without complaining or take the action necessary to remove the source of the unpleasantry. put up with To endure without complaint: We had to put up with the inconvenience. put in for something apply for, try for, seek, request, ask for, put in an application for I decided to put in for a job as deputy secretary. put one over on someone outwit, trick, fool, take in, mislead, deceive, dupe, delude, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, steal a march on, lead astray, pull a fast one on (informal), throw someone off the scent It was a chance to put one over on their rivals. put someone away (Informal) commit, confine, cage (informal), imprison, certify, institutionalize, incarcerate, put in prison, put behind bars, lock up or away He's insane! He should be put away for life. put someone down (Slang) humiliate, shame, crush, show up, reject, dismiss, condemn, slight, flame (informal), criticize, snub, have a go at (informal), deflate, denigrate, belittle, disparage, deprecate, mortify, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.) She's always putting her husband down in public. put someone down as something or someone regard as, see, rate, consider, judge, deem, view as, value as, esteem as, look upon as I would put him down as the most valuable asset this company has. put someone off 1. discourage, intimidate, deter, daunt, dissuade, demoralize, scare off, dishearten We tried to visit the abbey but were put off by the queues. 2. disconcert, confuse, unsettle, throw (informal), distress, rattle (informal), dismay, perturb, faze, discomfit, take the wind out of someone's sails, nonplus, abash All this noise is putting me off. put someone out

1. inconvenience, trouble, upset, bother, disturb, impose upon, discomfit, discommode, incommode Thanks for the offer, but I couldn't put you out like that. 2. annoy, anger, provoke, irritate, disturb, harass, confound, exasperate, disconcert, nettle, vex, perturb, irk, put on the spot, take the wind out of someone's sails, discountenance, discompose They were quite put out to find me in charge. put someone up 1. accommodate, house, board, lodge, quarter, entertain, take someone in, billet, give someone lodging She asked if I could put her up for a few days. 2. nominate, put forward, offer, present, propose, recommend, float, submit The new party is putting up 15 candidates for 22 seats. put someone up to something encourage, urge, persuade, prompt, incite, egg on, goad, put the idea into someone's head How do you know he asked me out? Did you put him up to it? put something about spread, circulate, broadcast, pass on, make public, publicize, disseminate, make known, bandy about They've been putting rumours about for months. put something across or over communicate, explain, clarify, express, get through, convey, make clear, spell out, get across, make yourself understood The opposition parties were hampered from putting across their message. put something aside or by 1. save, store, stockpile, deposit, hoard, cache, lay by, stow away, salt away, keep in reserve, squirrel away Encourage children to put some money aside each week. 2. disregard, forget, ignore, bury, discount, set aside, pay no heed to We should put aside our differences and discuss this sensibly. put something away 1. store away, replace, put back, tidy up, clear away, tidy away, return to its place She began putting away the dishes. 2. save, set aside, put aside, keep, deposit, put by, stash away, store away He had been able to put away money, to insure against old age. 3. (Informal) consume, devour, eat up, demolish (informal), hoover (informal), gobble, guzzle, polish off (informal), gulp down, wolf down, pig out on (informal) The food was superb, and we put away a fair amount of it. put something back 1. postpone, delay, put off, defer, adjourn, hold over, reschedule The elections have been put back to October. 2. replace, restore, put away, tidy away, return to its place He took his wallet out of his pocket and then put it back. put something down 1. record, write down, list, enter, log, take down, inscribe, set down, transcribe, put in black and white Never put anything down on paper which might be used in evidence. 2. repress, crush, suppress, check, silence, overthrow, squash, subdue, quash, quell, stamp out Soldiers went in to put down a rebellion. 3. put to sleep, kill, destroy, do away with, put away, put out of its misery Magistrates ordered that the dog should be put down at once. put something down to something attribute to, blame on, ascribe to, set down to, impute to, chalk up to You may be a sceptic and put it down to coincidence. put something forward recommend, present, suggest, introduce, advance, propose, press, submit, tender, nominate, prescribe, move for, proffer He has put forward new peace proposals.

put something in submit, present, enter, file, make, lodge Players are not allowed to leave unless they put in a transfer request. put something off postpone, delay, defer, adjourn, put back, hold over, reschedule, put on ice, put on the back burner (informal), take a rain check on (U.S. & Canad. informal) The Association has put the event off until December. put something on 1. don, dress in, slip into, pull on, climb into, change into, throw on, get dressed in, fling on, pour yourself into, doll yourself up in She put on her coat and went out. 2. present, stage, perform, do, show, produce, mount The band are putting on a UK show before the end of the year. 3. provide, supply, lay on, run, furnish, make available They are putting on an extra flight to London tomorrow. 4. add, gain, increase by I've put on a stone since I stopped training. 5. switch on, turn on, activate, flick on I put on the light beside the bed. 6. bet, back, place, chance, risk, lay, stake, hazard, wager They put 20 on Matthew scoring the first goal. 7. fake, affect, assume, simulate, feign, make believe, play-act Anything becomes funny if you put on an American accent. put something out 1. issue, release, publish, broadcast, bring out, circulate, make public, make known The French news agency put out a statement from the Trade Minister. 2. extinguish, smother, blow out, stamp out, douse, snuff out, quench Firemen tried to free the injured and put out the blaze. put something up 1. build, raise, set up, construct, erect, fabricate He was putting up a new fence round the garden. 2. pin up, post, display, hang up, stick up, nail up They put up posters about the meeting in the village. 3. offer, present, mount, put forward In the end they surrendered without putting up any resistance. 4. provide, advance, invest, contribute, give, pay up, supply, come up with, pledge, donate, furnish, fork out (informal), cough up (informal), shell out (informal) The state agreed to put up the money to start his company. 5. increase, raise, bump up (informal), jack up (informal), hike up (informal) They're putting up their prices. put up with something or someone (Informal) stand, suffer, bear, take, wear (Brit. informal), stomach, endure, swallow, brook, stand for, lump (informal), tolerate, hack (slang), abide, countenance I won't put up with this kind of behaviour from you. put upon someone take advantage of, trouble, abuse, harry, exploit, saddle, take for granted, put someone out, inconvenience, beset, overwork, impose upon, take for a fool Don't allow people to put upon you or take you for granted. a put-up job something done to give a false appearance, in order to cheat or trick someone. put about to spread (news etc). put across/over

to convey or communicate (ideas etc) to others He's very good at putting his ideas across. put aside 1 to abandon (work etc) temporarily She put aside her needlework. 2 to save or preserve for the future He tries to put aside a little money each month. put away to return to its proper place, especially out of sight She put her clothes away in the drawer. put back to return to its proper place Did you put my keys back? put by to save or preserve for the future I have put by some money for emergencies. put down 1 to lower The teacher asked the pupil to put his hand down. 2 to place on the floor or other surface, out of one's hands Put that knife down immediately! 3 to subdue (a rebellion etc). 4 to kill (an animal) painlessly when it is old or very ill. put down for to write the name of (someone) on a list etc for a particular purpose You have been put down for the one hundred metres' race. put one's feet up to take a rest. put forth (of plants etc) to produce (leaves, shoots etc). put in 1 to insert or install We're having a new shower put in. 2 to do (a certain amount of work etc) He put in an hour's training today. put in for to apply for, or claim Are you putting in for that job? put off 1 to switch off (a light etc) Please put the light off! 2 to delay; to postpone He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday. 3 to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person) I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu. 4 to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for) The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner. put on 1 to switch on (a light etc) Put the light on! 2 to dress oneself in Which shoes are you going to put on? 3 to add or increase The car put on speed; I've put on weight. 4 to present or produce (a play etc) They're putting on `Hamlet' next week. 5 to provide (eg transport) They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m. 6 to make a false show of; to pretend She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on. 7 to bet (money) on I've put a pound on that horse to win. put out 1 to extend (a hand etc) He put out his hand to steady her. 2 (of plants etc) to produce (shoots, leaves etc). 3 to extinguish (a fire, light etc) The fire brigade soon put out the fire.

4 to issue, give out They put out a distress call. 5 to cause bother or trouble to Don't put yourself out for my sake! 6 to annoy I was put out by his decision. put through 1 to arrange (a deal, agreement etc). 2 to connect by telephone I'm trying to put you through (to London). put together to construct The vase broke, but I managed to put it together again. put up 1 to raise (a hand etc). 2 to build; to erect They're putting up some new houses. 3 to fix on a wall etc He put the poster up. 4 to increase (a price etc) They're putting up the fees again. 5 to offer or show (resistance etc) He's putting up a brave fight. 6 to provide (money) for a purpose He promised to put up the money for the scheme. 7 to provide a bed etc for (a person) in one's home Can you put us up next Thursday night? put up to to persuade (a person) to do something Who put you up to writing that letter? put up with to bear patiently I cannot put up with all this noise. The job of the fire brigade is to put out (not put off ) fires.

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