puts (verb)
1put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …
2put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …
3put down — verb 1. cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place (Freq. 6) set down your bags here • Syn: ↑set down, ↑place down • Hypernyms: ↑put, ↑set, ↑place, ↑ …
4put in — verb 1. introduce (Freq. 6) Insert your ticket here • Syn: ↑insert, ↑enclose, ↑inclose, ↑stick in, ↑introduce • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
5put over — verb 1. communicate successfully (Freq. 1) I couldn t get across the message He put over the idea very well • Syn: ↑get across • Hypernyms: ↑communicate, ↑pass on, ↑p …
6put up — verb 1. place so as to be noticed (Freq. 4) post a sign post a warning at the dump • Syn: ↑post • Derivationally related forms: ↑posting (for: ↑ …
7put under — verb administer an anesthetic drug to The patient must be anesthetized before the operation anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth • Syn: ↑anesthetize, ↑anaesthetize, ↑anesthetise, ↑anaesthetise, ↑put out …
8put one's pants on one leg at a time — verb To be a normal person. Remember, he puts his pants on one leg at a time, just like you. Syn: put ones trousers on one leg at a time …
9originate — verb a) To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new; to be the first actor to play (a role) For the first time since Douglas Fairbanks Sr. originated the role in the 1920 silent The Mark of Zorro …
10tip one's hand — verb a) In card playing, to accidentally reveal ones cards or hand. In Montreal, a 23 year old pyromaniac tipped his hand by rushing into the fire station a few minutes before the gong rang, shouting: Wheres the fire? b) To inadvertently reveal… …
