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  • 21put up at a hotel — • put up at a hotel etc. stay at a hotel or someone s home We decided to put up at a hotel and continue our trip the next day …

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  • 22put off — [v] defer, delay adjourn, dally, dawdle, dillydally*, drag one’s feet*, hold off, hold over, lag*, lay over, linger, loiter, poke*, postpone, prorogue, put back, reschedule, retard, shelve, stay, suspend, tarry, trail; concepts 121,234 Ant.… …

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  • 23put up (at … ) — ˌput ˈup (at…) derived (especially BrE) to stay somewhere for the night • We put up at a motel. Main entry: ↑putderived …

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  • 24put up — *reside, live, dwell, sojourn, lodge, stay, stop …

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  • 25put — 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 …

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  • 26put — 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 …

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  • 27stay — I 1. verb 1) he stayed where he was Syn: remain (behind), stay behind, stay put; wait, linger, stick, be left, hold on, hang on, lodge; informal hang around; archaic bide, tarry Ant: leave 2) …

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  • 28stay — stay1 W1S1 [steı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a place)¦ 2¦(in a condition)¦ 3¦(live somewhere)¦ 4 stay put 5 be here to stay 6 stay after (school) 7 stay the course 8 stay tuned 9 stay! 10 stay somebody s hand …

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  • 29stay — [[t]ste͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ stays, staying, stayed 1) VERB If you stay where you are, you continue to be there and do not leave. [V adv/prep] Stay here, Trish said. I ll bring the car down the drive to take you back. ... [V adv/prep] In the old days the… …

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  • 30stay — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abeyance, abide, abort, adhere, adjourn, advocate, afford support, afterthought, agglomerate, alpenstock, amnesty, anchor, arm, arrest, arrestation, athletic supporter, await, back, back up, backbone, backing …

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