Definitions for put up
put up

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. put-upverb

   planned secretly

   "it was a put-up job"

2. post, put upverb

   place so as to be noticed

   "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"

3. put up, provide, offerverb

   mount or put up

   "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"

4. raise, erect, rear, set up, put upverb

   construct, build, or erect

   "Raise a barn"

5. digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put upverb

   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. put upverb

   make available for sale at an auction

   "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"

7. can, tin, put upverb

   preserve in a can or tin

   "tinned foods are not very tasty"

8. house, put up, domiciliateverb

   provide housing for

   "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"

9. put up, contributeverb

   provide

   "The city has to put up half the required amount"

10. nominate, put up, put forwardverb

    propose as a candidate for some honor

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. put upverb

   To place in a high location.

2. put upverb

   To hang or mount.

3. put upverb

   To cajole or dare to do something.

4. put upverb

   To store away.

5. put upverb

   To house, shelter, or take in.

6. put upverb

   To present, especially in "put up a fight".

7. put upverb

   To endure, put up with.

Matched Categories

1. • Construct
   • Construction
   • Cookery
   • Engage
   • Install
   • Offer
   • Pay
   • Preserve
   • Propose
   • Shelter

How to pronounce put up?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say put up in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of put up in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of put up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of put up in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   The best way for the Republicans to win is if I win the nomination and go directly against whoever they happen to put up. And for that reason, I have signed the pledge, so I will be totally pledging my allegiance to the Republican Party and for the conservative principles for which it stands.

2. Dusty Baker:

   We hit some balls hard on the road but nothing to show for it, so it was great for us to put up crooked numbers in all those consecutive innings, those guys didn’t take their foot off the pedal and that’s how you play, and that’s how I like to watch them play.

3. Pamela Murphy:

   They put up the umbrella for me and set up the table, the French are so lovely.

4. Eric Creizman:

   Our client maintained his innocence since day one, so we went to trial and put up the best fight we possibly could, it was a well tried case, an interesting case, because the whole thing was what they could glean from his state of mind from things he did, on the Internet and on the computer.

5. Intesa Chief Executive Carlo Messina:

   If it were put up for sale as a whole, I'd definitely consider it, the international arm is less valuable, because they don't give you the brand with it.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=put up
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Put_Up