put down
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~ put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
put down
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~ put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
put behind bars
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~ lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
put on
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~ carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"
put in
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~ place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing; "Insert your ticket here"
put away
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~ kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"
put aside
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~ turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time for you to put away childish things"
put
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~ cause (someone) to undergo something; "He put her to the torture"
put forward
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~ insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"
put
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~ estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
put off
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~ hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
put
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~ formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
put down
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~ reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
put in
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~ make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF"
put out
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~ administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth"
put aside
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~ stop using; "the children were told to put away their toys"; "the students put away their notebooks"
put off
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~ avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
put off
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~ take away the enthusiasm of
put
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~ adapt; "put these words to music"
put away
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~ stop using; "the children were told to put away their toys"; "the students put away their notebooks"