put up
1. place so as to be noticed (Freq. 4)
- post a sign
- post a warning at the dump
• Syn:
post
• Derivationally related forms:
posting (for: post)
• Hypernyms:
install, instal, put in, set up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. construct, build, or erect (Freq. 3)
- Raise a barn
• Syn:
raise, erect, rear, set up
• Ant:
level (for: raise)
• Derivationally related forms:
erection (for: erect), erecting (for: erect)
• Topics:
construction, building
• Hypernyms:
construct, build, make
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. mount or put up (Freq. 3)
- put up a good fight
- offer resistance
• Syn:
provide, offer
• Hypernyms:
engage, wage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. put up with something or somebody unpleasant (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Syn:
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear,
stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer
• Derivationally related forms:
sufferance (for: suffer), abidance (for: abide), tolerant (for: tolerate), toleration (for: tolerate), tolerance (for: tolerate), bearable (for: bear), endurance (for: endure)
• Hypernyms:
permit, allow, let, countenance
• Hyponyms:
accept, live with, swallow, stand for, hold still for,
bear up, take lying down, take a joke, sit out, pay
• Verb Group:
suffer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP
5. make available for sale at an auction (Freq. 1)
- The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction
• Hypernyms:
offer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. preserve in a can or tin (Freq. 1)
- tinned foods are not very tasty
• Syn:
can, tin
• Derivationally related forms:
tin (for: tin), can (for: can), cannery (for: can)
• Topics:
cooking, cookery, preparation
• Hypernyms:
preserve, keep
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The chefs put up the vegetables
7. provide
- The city has to put up half the required amount
• Syn:
contribute
• Derivationally related forms:
contribution (for: contribute)
• Hypernyms:
pay
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
8. propose as a candidate for some honor
• Syn:
nominate, put forward
• Derivationally related forms:
nominative (for: nominate), nomination (for: nominate), nominator (for: nominate)
• Hypernyms:
nominate, propose
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP
9. provide housing for
- The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town
• Syn:
house, domiciliate
• Derivationally related forms:
domiciliation (for: domiciliate), house (for: house), housing (for: house)
• Hypernyms:
shelter
• Hyponyms:
rehouse, home, lodge, accommodate, chamber, take in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
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