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Meaning
Verb
●
To place something somewhere.
●
To
bring
or set into a certain
relation
, state or condition.
●
In Finance:
To
exercise
a
put
option.
●
To
express
something in a certain manner.
●
In Athletics:
To
throw
a
heavy
iron
ball
, as a
sport
. (See
shot put
. Do not
confuse
with
put
t.)
●
To
steer
; to
direct
one's
course
; to go.
●
To
play
a
card
or a
hand
in the game
called put.
●
To
attach
or
attribute
; to assign.
●
To
lay down
; to
give up
; to surrender.
●
To set before one for
judgment
,
acceptance
, or
rejection
; to
bring to
the attention.
●
To
incite
; to
entice
; to
urge
; to
constrain
; to oblige.
●
In Mining:
To
convey
coal
in the
mine
,
as for
example
from the working to the tramway.
Noun
●
In Business:
A right to
sell
something at a
predetermined
price.
●
In Finance:
Short for
put
option.
●
The
act
of
putting
; an
action
; a
movement
; a
thrust
; a push.
●
An
old
card
game.
●
A
fellow
, especially an
eccentric
or
elderly
one; a duffer.
●
A prostitute.
●
In Software & Semiconductors:
Acronym of
parameterized
unit
test.
●
In Software & Semiconductors:
Acronym of
parameterized
unit
testing.
●
In Electronics & Semiconductors:
Initialism of
programmable
unijunction
transistor.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
put
English
pute
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
putten
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Throw
Bring
Placed
Place
Toss
Brought
Hold
Lay
Take
Shove
Add
Send
Plop
Placing
Chuck
Laid
Pulled
Turn
Keep
Pushed
Kept
Thrown
Cram
Insert
Carry
Come
Turned
Cast
Give
Taken
Poured
Lock
Tie
Stock
Draw
Write
Squeeze
Held
Fill
Made
Throwing
Slap
Carried
Places
Drop
Given
Leave
Move
Knock
Hang
Piece
Sell
Bringing
Moved
Pick
Shot
Break
Drawn
Picked
Attach
Thrust
Introduce
Set Up
More
Rhymes
Put
Foot
Soot
Toot
Root
Afoot
'Sfoot
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