Put Up (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective Informal.
  1. planned beforehand in a secret or crafty manner: a put-up job.
verb (adverb, mainly tr)
  1. to build; erect
  2. to accommodate or be accommodated at
  3. to increase (prices)
  4. to submit or present (a plan, case, etc)
  5. to offer
  6. to provide or supply; give
  7. to provide (money) for; invest in
  8. to preserve or can (jam, etc)
  9. to pile up (long hair) on the head in any of several styles
  10. to nominate or be nominated as a candidate, esp for a political or society post
  11. to return (a weapon) to its holder, as a sword to its sheath
  12. put up to
    • to inform or instruct (a person) about (tasks, duties, etc)
    • to urge or goad (a person) on to; incite to
  13. to endure; tolerate
adjective put-up
  1. dishonestly or craftily prearranged or conceived (esp in the phrase put-up job)
Put Up (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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