put-up


Meanings

  • place so as to be noticed;
    • "post a sign"
    • "post a warning at the dump"
  • mount or put up;
    • "put up a good fight"
    • "offer resistance"
  • construct, build, or erect;
    • "Raise a barn"
  • 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"
  • make available for sale at an auction;
    • "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"
  • preserve in a can or tin;
    • "tinned foods are not very tasty"
  • provide housing for;
    • "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
  • provide;
    • "The city has to put up half the required amount"
  • propose as a candidate for some honor
  • planned secretly;
    • "it was a put-up job"


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