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Put

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1.SymbolISO 639-3 language code for Putoh.
2.VerbTo physically place (sth or sb swh).
"She put her books on the table.; The police put him in a cell.; They put the new motorway right through the national park."
3.VerbTo place in abstract; to attach or attribute; to assign.
"The government put restrictions on vehicle imports.; I put £100 on the winning horse.; Don't put the blame on me.; What answer did you put for question 3?; to put a wrong construction on an act or expression; That seems like a bad idea put against the restrictions we're working under."
4.VerbTo bring or set (into a certain relation, state or condition).
"Put your house in order!; He is putting all his energy into this one task.; She tends to put herself in dangerous situations.; The doctor's put me on a strict diet.; Put the following sentences into the past tense.; put to bed; put to shame; put to death; put into practice; put one's mind to it"
5.VerbTo express (something in a certain manner).
"When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point.; To put it bluntly, he's an idiot.; To put it simply, we can't afford it."
6.VerbTo set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention.
"I put it to you, Sir, that you are a thief and a liar.; to put a question; to put a case"
7.VerbTo set as a calculation or estimate.
"They have put the cost of repairs at around £10 million."
8.VerbTo steer; to direct one's course; to go.
"to put to sea"
9.VerbTo sell (assets) under the terms of a put option.
"He got out of his Procter and Gamble bet by putting his shares at 80."
10.VerbTo throw with a pushing motion, especially in reference to the sport of shot put.
"He put the shot out beyond the 20-metre mark."
11.VerbTo play a card or a hand in the game called "put".
12.VerbTo lay down; to give up; to surrender.
13.VerbTo incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.
14.VerbTo convey coal in the mine, as for example from the working to the tramway.
15.NounEllipsis of put option (“right to sell something at a predetermined price”)
"He bought a January '08 put for Procter and Gamble at 80 to hedge his bet."
16.NounThe act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push.
"the put of a ball"
17.NounAn old card game.
18.NounA fellow, especially an eccentric or elderly one; a duffer.
19.NounA prostitute.
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