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Put up Very Common

Put up has 11 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

place so as to be noticed

"post a sign"

"post a warning at the dump"

2

mount or put up

"put up a good fight"

"offer resistance"

3

construct, build, or erect

"Raise a barn"

4

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"

5

make available for sale at an auction

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

6

preserve in a can or tin

"tinned foods are not very tasty"

7

provide housing for

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

8

provide

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

9

propose as a candidate for some honor

10

To place in a high location.

Adjective
1

Alternative form of put-up

Example Sentences
"post a sign" verb
"post a warning at the dump" verb
"put up a good fight" verb
"offer resistance" verb
"Raise a barn" verb
"I cannot bear his constant criticism" verb
"The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" verb
"he learned to tolerate the heat" verb
"She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" verb
"The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
raze
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
install engage construct permit offer preserve shelter pay nominate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
accept stand for bear up take lying down take a joke sit out pay rehouse home lodge chamber take in
Rhyming Words
2 up 7 up 1 up on up go up ey up re up do up tug up tee up bid up bag up end up eye up fog up fed up ton up rig up man up ice up
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