to connect (someone) by telephone with someone else
put to it
to place in a difficult situation; press hard
put up
to offer, as for consideration, decision, auction, etc.
to offer as a candidate
to preserve or can (fruits, vegetables, etc.)
to erect; build
to lodge, or provide lodgings for
â
to advance or provide (money)
Slang to do or produce what is needed or wanted
to arrange (the hair) with curlers, bobby pins, etc.
to carry on to put up a struggle
Informal to incite (a person) to some action
to sheathe (one's sword)
put upon
to impose on; victimize
put up with
to bear or suffer patiently; tolerate
See put in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms
put to sleep
To make weary; bore.
To subject to euthanasia.
To subject to general anesthesia.
put two and two together
To draw the proper conclusions from existing evidence or indications.
put up or shut up
Slang
To have to endure (something unpleasant) without complaining or take the action necessary to remove the source of the unpleasantry.
put up with
To endure without complaint: We had to put up with the inconvenience.
put to bed
Informal
To make final preparations for the printing of (a newspaper, for example).
To make final preparations for completing (a project).
put to it
To cause extreme difficulty for: We were put to it to finish the book on time.
an end
put /a halt/a stopto
To bring to an end; terminate.
put down roots
To establish a permanent residence in a locale.
put in an appearance
To attend a social engagement, especially for a short time.
put it to (someone)
Slang
To overburden with tasks or work.
To put blame on.
To take unfair advantage of.
To lay out the facts of a situation to (another) in a forceful candid manner.
To defeat soundly; trounce.
put (one) in mind
To remind: You put me in mind of your grandmother.
put (oneself) out
To make a considerable effort; go to trouble or expense.
put (one's) finger on
To identify: I can't put my finger on the person in that photograph.
put (one's) foot down
To take a firm stand.
put (one's) foot in (one's) mouth
To make a tactless remark.
put paid to
Chiefly British
To finish off; put to rest: “We've given up saying we only kill to eat; Kraft dinner and freeze-dried food have put paid to that one”(Margaret Atwood).
put (someone) in (someone's) place
To lower the dignity of (someone); humble.
put (someone) through (someone's) paces
To cause to demonstrate ability or skill; test: The drama coach put her students through their paces before the first performance.
put (someone) up to
To cause to commit a funny, mischievous, or malicious act: My older brother put me up to making a prank telephone call.
put something over on:
To deceive, cheat, or trick.
arm
put the /bite/squeezeonSlang
To ask another for money.
put the finger on
Slang
To inform on: The witness put the finger on the killer.
make
put the /movesonSlang
To make sexual advances to.
to
put the screws /onSlang
To pressure (another) in an extreme manner.
put the skids on
Slang
To bring to a halt: “Sacrificing free speech to put the skids on prurient printed matter is not the correct path, the courts said”(Curtis J. Sitomer).