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put up in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. 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"
    digest  endure  stick out  stomach  bear  stand  tolerate  support  brook  abide  suffer  put up 
  2. preserve in a can or tin
    "tinned foods are not very tasty"
    can  tin  put up 
  3. provide
    "The city has to put up half the required amount"
    put up  contribute 
  4. provide housing for
    "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
    house  put up  domiciliate 
  5. construct, build, or erect
    "Raise a barn"
    raise  erect  rear  set up  put up 
  6. propose as a candidate for some honor
    nominate  put up  put forward 
  7. mount or put up
    "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
    put up  provide  offer 
  8. place so as to be noticed
    "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
    post  put up 
  9. make available for sale at an auction
    "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"
    put up 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University


put up in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) (transitive) To place in a high location.
  2. (verb) (transitive) To hang or mount.
  3. (verb) (transitive/idiom) To cajole or dare to do something.
  4. (verb) (transitive/idiom) To store away.
  5. (verb) (transitive/idiom) To house, shelter, or take in.
  6. (verb) (transitive/idiom) To present, "especially in" "put up a fight".
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