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put up

Meanings
  • Verb

    To set up or install something, especially something large or heavy.

    - "We put up the tent in the backyard."
    - "The workers put up the scaffolding around the building."
    - "Can you help me put up the Christmas tree?"
  • Verb

    To make something available for public view or sale.

    - "The artist put up his paintings for auction."
    - "The company put up a job posting for a new position."
    - "The mayor put up a proposal for a new park."
Pronunciation




  1. Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79129409"
Rhymes
Words rhyming with put up
groom , room , putsch , moon , june , spoon
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. put () : To cause or force to go or come.

  2. put (Scottish) : To give or pay.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. put down () : To stop or halt something.

  2. put out () : To cause or force something to leave a place.

Variants
List of all variants of put up that leads to same result
put-up , put her up to , put him up to , put me up to , put one up to , put them up to , put up , put up with , put us up to , put you up to , puts her up to , puts him up to , puts me up to , puts one up to , puts them up to , puts up , puts up with , puts us up to , puts you up to , putting her up to , putting him up to , putting me up to , putting one up to , putting them up to , putting up , putting up with , putting us up to , putting you up to , put up a brave front , put up a front , put up a good front , put up a good/brave front , puts up a front , putting up a front , put up or shut up , give the baby up for adoption , put the baby up for adoption , put/give the baby up for adoption , put on a brave face , put her feet up , put his feet up , put one's feet up , put their feet up , put someone's back up , put (someone) up to , put someone up to , put up to , puts (someone) up to , putting (someone) up to , put two fingers up at someone , put/stick two fingers up at someone , stick two fingers up at someone
Forms
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put ups, putting up, put ups with, put up against

Etymology
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Old English 'pētan' meaning 'to fix, place, put'.

Trivia
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  1. The phrase 'put up or shut up' means to either take action or stop talking about a subject.

  2. The term 'put-up job' refers to a deception or hoax.

  3. In the game of baseball, a 'put-up' is a pitch that is intentionally thrown high and outside the strike zone.

Related Concepts
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  1. installation: The act of putting up something, such as a piece of artwork or a structure.

  2. display: The act of making something available for public view or sale.

Culture
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In literature, 'put up' is used in various contexts. For instance, in Mark Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', Huck Finn and Jim put up their raft to rest during their journey.

How to Memorize "put up"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize yourself lifting and placing an object onto a surface.
    - Imagine setting up a tent in a campground.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'put up' with 'installation' or 'display'.
    - Think of putting up a poster or putting up a tent.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the phrase 'put it up high' to remember the meaning of 'put up'.
    - Create a mental image of lifting an object and placing it up on a surface.

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