1. (verb) put-up
planned secretly
"it was a put-up job"
2. (verb) post, put up
place so as to be noticed
"post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
3. (verb) put up, provide, offer
mount or put up
"put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
4. (verb) raise, erect, rear, set up, put up
construct, build, or erect
"Raise a barn"
5. (verb) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
"I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
6. (verb) put up
make available for sale at an auction
"The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"
7. (verb) can, tin, put up
preserve in a can or tin
"tinned foods are not very tasty"
8. (verb) house, put up, domiciliate
provide housing for
"The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
9. (verb) put up, contribute
provide
"The city has to put up half the required amount"
10. (verb) nominate, put up, put forward
propose as a candidate for some honor
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Definitions of put-up 
