"put" | Definition and Related Words

put

Noun

The option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date (synset 100081788)
is a type of: option - the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited

is a part of: span, straddle - the act of sitting or standing astride

same as: put option

Verb

Put into a certain place or abstract location (synset 201496967)
"Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
subtypes:
- enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in - place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
- docket - place on the docket for legal action
- cock - set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
- postpose - place after another constituent in the sentence
- prepose - place before another constituent in the sentence
- step - place (a ship's mast) in its step
- put back, replace - put something back where it belongs
- stratify - form, arrange, or deposit in layers
- plant - place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
- intersperse - place at intervals in or among
- nestle, snuggle - position comfortably
- pile - place or lay as if in a pile
- arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
- lay over, superimpose, superpose - place on top of
- superpose - place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide
- park - place temporarily
- ensconce, settle - fix firmly
- dispose - place or put in a particular order
- emplace - put into place or position
- emplace - provide a new emplacement for guns
- ship - place on board a ship
- underlay - put (something) under or beneath
- trench - set, plant, or bury in a trench
- pigeonhole - place into a small compartment
- shelve - place on a shelf
- jar - place in a cylindrical vessel
- repose - to put something (eg trust) in something
- sign - place signs, as along a road
- middle - put in the middle
- parallelize - place parallel to one another
- butt - place end to end without overlapping
- recess - put into a recess
- reposition - place into another position
- throw, thrust - place or put with great energy
- tee, tee up - place on a tee
- rack up - place in a rack
- coffin - place into a coffin
- bed - put to bed
- appose - place side by side or in close proximity
- place down, put down, set down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
- seed, sow - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
- misplace - place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position
- juxtapose - place side by side
- set down - put or settle into a position
- bottle - put into bottles
- bucket - put into a bucket
- barrel - put in barrels
- ground - place or put on the ground
- pillow, rest - rest on or as if on a pillow
- upend - set, turn, or stand on end
- seat, sit, sit down - show to a seat; assign a seat for
- seat - place in or on a seat
- lay, put down, repose - put in a horizontal position
- place upright, stand, stand up - put into an upright position
- recline - cause to recline
- plant, set - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- instal, install, put in, set up - set up for use
- deposit, fix, posit, situate - put (something somewhere) firmly
- ladle - put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
- poise - cause to be balanced or suspended
- lean - cause to lean or incline
- clap - put quickly or forcibly
- rest - put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
- perch - cause to perch or sit
- load - put (something) on a structure or conveyance
- cram - put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
- set - put into a position that will restore a normal state
- siphon - move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
- seat - place or attach firmly in or on a base
- position - cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
- glycerolise, glycerolize - place in glycerol
- space - place at intervals
- marshal - place in proper rank
- settle, settle down - settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
- throw - to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
- imbricate - place so as to overlap
same as: lay, place, pose, position, set
Cause to be in a certain state;
Cause to be in a certain relation (synset 201496398)
"That song put me in awful good humor"; "put your ideas in writing"

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

subtypes: put to sleep - help someone go to bed
Formulate in a particular style or language (synset 200983308)
"I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

is a type of: articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word - put into words or an expression

same as: cast, couch, frame, redact
Attribute or give (synset 201162686)
"She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"

is a type of: apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

subtypes: repose - put or confide something in a person or thing

same as: assign
Make an investment (synset 202275982)
"Put money into bonds"

is a type of: drop, expend, spend - pay out
subtypes:
- fund - invest money in government securities
- roll over - re-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or security
- shelter - invest (money) so that it is not taxable
- tie up - invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes
- job, speculate - invest at a risk
- buy into - buy stocks or shares of a company
same as: commit, invest, place
Estimate (synset 200675367)
"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

is a type of: approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

same as: place, set
Cause (someone) to undergo something (synset 202115982)
"He put her to the torture"

is a type of: subject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
Adapt (synset 201710234)
"put these words to music"

referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

is a type of: arrange, set - adapt for performance in a different way
Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events (synset 200737576)
"arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"

is a type of: organise, organize - cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
subtypes:
- contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize - arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
- phrase - divide, combine, or mark into phrases
same as: arrange, order, set up

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