<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>To move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: I put the book on the shelf.</li><li>To bring into some relation, state, etc.: After the work, they put everything in order and cleaned up after themselves.</li><li>To place in the charge or power of a person, institution, etc.: The child welfare agency put her in foster care.</li><li>To subject to the endurance or suffering of something: During the Cold War, convicted spies were put to death.</li><li>To set to a duty, task, action, etc.: I put him to work setting the table.</li><li>To force or drive to some course or action: A handful of archers put the whole army to flight.</li><li>To render or translate, as into another language: He put the novel into French.</li><li>To provide (words) with music as accompaniment; set: Donovan put Lewis Carroll’s famous poem “Jabberwocky” to music.</li><li>To assign or attribute: You put a political interpretation on everything.</li><li>To set at a particular place, point, amount, etc., in a scale of estimation: I'd put the distance at five miles.</li><li>To bet or wager: They put two dollars on Saucy Lady, the gray mare.</li><li>To express or state: To put it mildly, I don't understand.</li><li>To apply, as to a use or purpose: During your internship you’ll put your knowledge to practical use.</li><li>To set, give, or make: Let’s put an end to all this nonsense right now.</li><li>To propose or submit for answer, consideration, deliberation, etc.: I promised to put this question before the committee.</li><li>To impose, as a burden, charge, or the like: The government has put a tax on luxury articles.</li><li>To invest (often followed by in or into): They put all their money into real estate.</li><li>To lay the blame of (usually followed by on, to, etc.): He put my failure to lack of experience.</li><li>To throw or cast, especially with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder: In track and field, I was able to put the shot 35 feet.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.</li><li>Also called put option: an option that gives the right to sell a fixed amount of a particular stock at a predetermined price within a given time, purchased by a person who expects the stock to decline.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase:</strong></p><ul><li>To put in the designated place for storage: Put away the groceries as soon as you get home.</li><li>To save, especially for later use: to put away a few dollars each week.</li><li>To discard: Put away those childish notions.</li><li>To drink or eat, especially in a large quantity; finish off: to put away a hearty meal after jogging.</li><li>To confine in a jail or a mental institution: He was put away for four years.</li><li>To put (an animal) to death by humane means: The dog was so badly injured that the veterinarian had to put it away.</li><li>To take unfair advantage of; impose upon: Some of the employees felt put upon when they were asked to work late.</li><li>To succeed in; accomplish: It will take an exceptional administrator to put over this reorganization.</li><li>To postpone; defer: Discussion of this point will be put over until new evidence is introduced.</li><li>To postpone; defer: I put off my yearly visit to the eye doctor for a month.</li><li>To confuse or perturb; disconcert; repel: We were put off by the book's abusive tone.</li><li>To get rid of by delay or evasion: She put him off, claiming to already have plans for the evening.</li><li>To lay aside; take off: She put off her shoes with a sigh of relief.</li><li>To start out, as on a voyage: We packed a picnic lunch and put off for the little island in the middle of the lake.</li><li>To launch (a boat) from shore or from another vessel: They began to put off the lifeboats as the fire spread.</li><li>To cause to be understood or received favorably: She put across her new idea. He puts himself across well.</li><li>To do successfully; accomplish: to put a project across.</li><li>To be successful in (a form of deception): It was obviously a lie, but he put it across.</li><li>To write down; register; record: I used to put down my thoughts in a personal journal, but now I publish them on my blog.</li><li>To enter in a list, as of subscribers or contributors: Put me down for a $10 donation.</li><li>To suppress; check; squelch: to put down a rebellion.</li><li>To attribute; ascribe: We put your mistakes down to nervousness.</li><li>To regard or categorize: He was put down as a chronic complainer.</li><li>To produce or execute (something) successfully; throw down: He was the only skater to put down a clean short program.</li><li>Informal: to criticize, especially in a contemptuous manner; disrespect: The team leader put down support staff and ignored their contributions.</li><li>Informal: to belittle, humiliate, or embarrass: Misogynists put down women to keep them subservient.</li><li>To pay as a deposit: The more money you put down, the less you’ll pay in interest.</li><li>To store for future use: to put down a case of wine.</li><li>To dig or sink, as a well.</li><li>To put (an animal) to death by humane means; put to sleep: The horse had to be put down after suffering a catastrophic racing injury on the track.</li><li>To land an aircraft or in an aircraft: We put down at Orly after six hours.</li><li>To store up; save: I have some money put by for a rainy day.</li><li>To accommodate; lodge: Friends offered to put me up for the weekend, and I took them to a fancy restaurant as a thank-you.</li><li>To display; show.</li><li>To stake (money) to support a wager: He put up fifty bucks to get into the football pool.</li><li>To propose as a candidate; nominate: Someone is going to put him up for president.</li><li>To offer, especially for public sale: She put up several valuable pieces of art to raise money for the charity.</li><li>Archaic: to sheathe one's sword; stop fighting.</li></ul>