put in a word

  • 121put — verb 1) she put the parcel on a chair Syn: place, set, lay, deposit, position, leave, plant; informal stick, dump, park, plonk, pop; N.Amer.; informal plunk 2) she put it bluntly …

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  • 122put about — phrasal verb Word forms put about : present tense I/you/we/they put about he/she/it puts about present participle putting about past tense put about past participle put about 1) put about or put around/round [transitive] British informal to tell… …

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  • 123put aside — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put aside : present tense I/you/we/they put aside he/she/it puts aside present participle putting aside past tense put aside past participle put aside 1) to not allow yourself to be affected by a problem,… …

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  • 124put away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put away : present tense I/you/we/they put away he/she/it puts away present participle putting away past tense put away past participle put away 1) to put something in the place where you usually keep it when… …

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  • 125put down for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put down for : present tense I/you/we/they put down for he/she/it puts down for present participle putting down for past tense put down for past participle put down for 1) put someone down for something to… …

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  • 126put forward — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put forward : present tense I/you/we/they put forward he/she/it puts forward present participle putting forward past tense put forward past participle put forward 1) a) to offer an idea, opinion, reason etc,… …

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  • 127put together — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put together : present tense I/you/we/they put together he/she/it puts together present participle putting together past tense put together past participle put together 1) to produce or organize something… …

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  • 128hard word — put the hard word on Ask forcefully for something in the expectation that you will not be refused. Originally the phrase was used of a man propositioning a woman, and was first recorded in 1923. It is now also applied to any manner of heavy… …

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