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put
(p/U/t )

noun (n)

  • the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    put option
    Antonym:
    call, call option
    source: wordnet30
  • A pit.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A rustic; a clown; an awkward or uncouth person.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push; as, the put of a ball.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A prostitute.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • put into a certain place or abstract location(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Put your things here.
    Synonym:
    lay, place, pose, position, set
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation(verb.contact)
    Example:
    That song put me in awful good humor.
    Put your ideas in writing.
    source: wordnet30
  • formulate in a particular style or language(verb.communication)
    Example:
    I wouldn't put it that way.
    Synonym:
    cast, couch, frame, redact
    source: wordnet30
  • attribute or give(verb.consumption)
    Example:
    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.
    Synonym:
    assign
    source: wordnet30
  • make an investment(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Put money into bonds.
    Synonym:
    commit, invest, place
    Antonym:
    disinvest, divest
    source: wordnet30
  • estimate(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M..
    Synonym:
    place, set
    source: wordnet30
  • cause (someone) to undergo something(verb.perception)
    Example:
    He put her to the torture.
    source: wordnet30
  • adapt(verb.creation)
    Example:
    Put these words to music.
    source: wordnet30
  • arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    I put these memories with those of bygone times.
    Synonym:
    arrange, order, set up
    source: wordnet30
  • To move in any direction; to impel; to thrust; to push; -- nearly obsolete, except with adverbs, as with by (to put by = to thrust aside; to divert); or with forth (to put forth = to thrust out).(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To go or move; as, when the air first puts up.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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