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put

/pʊt/ /pʌt/

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noun

A right to sell something at a predetermined price.

Examples :

"The farmer had a put on the tomatoes, guaranteeing a price of $2 per pound. "

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A contract to sell a security at a set price on or before a certain date.

Examples :

"The stockbroker offered a put option on the company's shares. "

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The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push.

Examples :

"the put of a ball"

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An old card game.

Examples :

"My grandfather taught me how to play the put, a card game he enjoyed as a child. "

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To place something somewhere.

Examples :

"She put her books on the table."

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To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition.

Examples :

"He is putting all his energy into this one task."

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To exercise a put option.

Examples :

"He got out of his Procter and Gamble bet by putting his shares at 80."

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To express something in a certain manner.

Examples :

"When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point."

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To throw a heavy iron ball, as a sport. (See shot put. Do not confuse with putt.)

Examples :

"The athlete put the shot with impressive force. "

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To steer; to direct one's course; to go.

Examples :

"To get to school on time, she put her bike toward the main road. "

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To play a card or a hand in the game called put.

Examples :

"The students in the club put their cards to play the game of Put. "

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To attach or attribute; to assign.

Examples :

"to put a wrong construction on an act or expression"

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To lay down; to give up; to surrender.

Examples :

"The athlete put their medal collection to the sports museum. "

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To set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention.

Examples :

"to put a question; to put a case"

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To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.

Examples :

"The teacher put the students to study harder for the upcoming exam. "

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To convey coal in the mine, as for example from the working to the tramway.

Examples :

"The miners put the coal from the mine face onto the tramway. "

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An idiot; a foolish person; a duffer.

Examples :

"That new student is a real put; he keeps asking silly questions in class. "

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Examples :

"I heard that a local put was arrested for soliciting. "

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