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put P0677600 (po͝ot)v. put, put·ting, puts v.tr.1. To place in a specified location; set: She put the books on the table.2. To cause to be in a specified condition: His gracious manners put me at ease.3. To cause (one) to undergo something; subject: The interrogators put the prisoner to torture.4. To assign; attribute: They put a false interpretation on events.5. To estimate: We put the time at five o'clock.6. To impose or levy: The governor has put a tax on cigarettes.7. Games To wager (a stake); bet: put $50 on a horse.8. Sports To hurl with an overhand pushing motion: put the shot.9. To bring up for consideration or judgment: put a question to the judge.10. To express; state: I put my objections bluntly.11. To render in a specified language or literary form: put prose into verse.12. To adapt: The lyrics had been put to music.13. To urge or force to an action: a mob that put the thief to flight.14. To apply: We must put our minds to it.15. To force the purchase of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a put option.v.intr. Nautical To proceed: The ship put into the harbor.n.1. Sports An act of putting the shot.2. An option to sell a stipulated amount of stock or securities within a specified time and at a fixed price.adj. Fixed; stationary: stay put.Phrasal Verbs: put about Nautical To change or cause to change direction; go or cause to go from one tack to another. put across1. To state so as to be understood clearly or accepted readily: put her views across during the hearing.2. To attain or carry through by deceit or trickery. put aside1. To stop using, working on, or considering until later: We put aside the idea until the next meeting.2. To disregard; forget about: Why not put aside your grudge? put away1. To renounce; discard: put all negative thoughts away.2. Informal To consume (food or drink) readily and quickly: put away the dinner in just a few minutes.3. Informal To confine to a prison or mental health facility.4. a. Informal To kill: The injured cat was put away.b. To bury. put by To save for later use: "Some crops were so abundant they could even be put by" (Carole Lalli). put down1. a. To write down.b. To enter in a list.2. a. To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion.b. To render ineffective: put down rumors.3. To subject (an animal) to euthanasia.4. Informal a. To criticize: put me down for failing the course.b. To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.c. To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).5. a. To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.b. To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.6. To consume (food or drink) readily; put away: puts down three big meals a day. put forth1. To grow: Plants put forth new growth in the spring.2. To bring to bear; exert: At least put forth a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor.3. To offer for consideration: put forth an idea. put forward To propose for consideration: put forward a new plan. put in1. To make a formal offer of: put in a plea of guilty.2. To introduce, as in conversation; interpose: He put in a good word for me.3. To spend (time) at a location or job: I put in eight hours at the office.4. To plant: We put in 20 rows of pine trees.5. To make (a telephone call): I put in a call to the school principal.6. To apply: put in for early retirement.7. Nautical a. To enter a port or harbor: The freighter puts in at noon.b. To launch a small boat: The kayakers put in below the dam. put off1. a. To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.b. To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.2. To take off; discard: put off a sweater.3. To repel or repulse, as from bad manners: His indifferent attitude has put us off.4. To pass (money) or sell (merchandise) fraudulently. put on1. To clothe oneself with; don: put on a coat; put socks on.2. To apply; activate: put on the brakes.3. To assume affectedly: put on an English accent.4. Slang To tease or mislead (another): You're putting me on!5. To add: put on weight.6. To produce; perform: put on a variety show. put out1. To extinguish: put out a fire.2. Nautical To leave, as a port or harbor; depart.3. To expel: put out a drunk from the bar.4. To publish: put out a weekly newsletter.5. a. To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?b. To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.6. To make an effort: We've really had to put out to get this project finished.7. Baseball To cause (a batter or base runner) to be ruled out.8. Vulgar Slang To be willing to engage in casual sexual activity; be sexually available. put over1. To postpone; delay.2. To put across, especially to deceive: tried to put a lie over, but to no avail. put through1. To bring to a successful end: put the project through on time; put through a number of new laws.2. To cause to undergo: He put me through a lot of trouble.3. a. To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.b. To obtain a connection for (a telephone call). put to Nautical To head for shore. put together To construct; create: put together a new bookcase; put together a tax package. put up1. To erect; build.2. To preserve; can: put up six jars of jam.3. To nominate: put up a candidate at a convention.4. To provide (funds) in advance: put up money for the new musical.5. To provide lodgings for: put a friend up for the night.6. Sports To startle (game animals) from cover: put up grouse.7. To offer for sale: put up his antiques.8. a. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.b. To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight. put upon To impose on; overburden: He was always being put upon by his friends.Idioms: put an end/a halt/a stop to To bring to an end; terminate. put down roots To establish a permanent residence in a locale. put in an appearance To attend a social engagement, especially for a short time. put it to (someone) Slang 1. To overburden with tasks or work.2. To put blame on.3. To take unfair advantage of.4. To lay out the facts of a situation to (another) in a forceful candid manner.5. To defeat soundly; trounce. put (one) in mind To remind: You put me in mind of your grandmother. put (oneself) out To make a considerable effort; go to trouble or expense. put (one's) finger on To identify: I can't put my finger on the person in that photograph. put (one's) foot down To take a firm stand. put (one's) foot in (one's) mouth To make a tactless remark. put paid to Chiefly British To finish off; put to rest: "We've given up saying we only kill to eat; Kraft dinner and freeze-dried food have put paid to that one" (Margaret Atwood). put (someone) in (someone's) place To lower the dignity of (someone); humble. put (someone) through (someone's) paces To cause to demonstrate ability or skill; test: The drama coach put her students through their paces before the first performance. put (someone) up to To cause to commit a funny, mischievous, or malicious act: My older brother put me up to making a prank telephone call. put something over on To deceive, cheat, or trick.put the arm/bite/squeeze on Slang To ask another for money. put the finger on Slang To inform on: The witness put the finger on the killer. put the lie to To show to be false or inaccurate. put the make/moves on Slang To make sexual advances to.put the screws to/on Slang To pressure (another) in an extreme manner. put the skids on Slang To bring to a halt: "Sacrificing free speech to put the skids on prurient printed matter is not the correct path, the courts said" (Curtis J. Sitomer). put to bed Informal 1. To make final preparations for the printing of (a newspaper, for example).2. To make final preparations for completing (a project). put to it To cause extreme difficulty for: We were put to it to finish the book on time. put to sleep1. To make weary; bore.2. To subject to euthanasia.3. To subject to general anesthesia. put two and two together To draw the proper conclusions from existing evidence or indications. put up or shut up Slang To have to endure an unpleasant situation or take action to remedy it. put up with To endure without complaint: We had to put up with the inconvenience.
[Middle English putten, back-formation from Old English *pūtte, past tense of pȳtan, to put out.]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | put to sleep - help someone go to bed; "Mother put the baby to sleep"put - cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation; "That song put me in awful good humor"; "put your ideas in writing" | | 2. | put to sleep - kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"put awaykill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
Translationssleep (sliːp) – past tense, past participle slept (slept) – verb to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness. Goodnight – sleep well!; I can't sleep – my mind is too active. 睡覺 睡眠 noun (a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness. It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night. 睡眠 睡眠ˈsleeper noun1. a person who sleeps. Nothing occurred to disturb the sleepers. 睡眠者 睡眠者2. a berth or compartment for sleeping, on a railway train. I'd like to book a sleeper on the London train. 火車上的臥鋪或臥艙 卧铺ˈsleepless adjective without sleep. He spent a sleepless night worrying about the situation. 徹夜未眠的，失眠的 不眠的，失眠的 ˈsleepy adjective1. inclined to sleep; drowsy. I feel very sleepy after that long walk. 想睡的 瞌睡的2. not (seeming to be) alert. She always has a sleepy expression. (看起來)睏倦的 困倦的3. (of places etc) very quiet; lacking entertainment and excitement. a sleepy town. 寂靜的，死氣沉沉的 寂静的ˈsleepily adverb 昏昏欲睡地，睏倦地，死氣沉沉地 困倦地，想睡地 ˈsleepiness noun 昏昏欲睡，死氣沉沉 困倦，想睡 ˈsleeping-bag noun a kind of large warm bag for sleeping in, used by campers etc. 睡袋 睡袋ˈsleeping-pill / ˈsleeping-tablet nouns a kind of pill that can be taken to make one sleep. She tried to commit suicide by swallowing an overdose of sleeping-pills. 安眠藥 安眠药片ˈsleepwalk verb to walk about while asleep. She was sleepwalking again last night. 夢遊 梦游ˈsleepwalker noun 夢遊者 梦游者put to sleep1. to cause (a person or animal) to become unconscious by means of an anaesthetic; to anaesthetize. The doctor will give you an injection to put you to sleep. 麻醉 使麻醉2. to kill (an animal) painlessly, usually by the injection of a drug. As she was so old and ill my cat had to be put to sleep. (將動物)安樂死 安逸死（以人道方法杀死动物） sleep like a log/top to sleep very well and soundly. 沉睡 熟睡sleep off to recover from (something) by sleeping. She's in bed sleeping off the effects of the party. 睡一覺消除(疲勞等) 以睡眠消除...sleep on to put off making a decision about (something) overnight. I'll sleep on it and let you know tomorrow. 徹夜苦思 彻夜苦思
put to sleep
put (one) to sleep1. To cause one to fall asleep. My medication always puts me to sleep, so I can't take it before driving. Some calming music usually puts the kids right to sleep.2. To cause one to be extremely bored, to the point of being distracted or sleepy. Today's lecture really put me to sleep. You need to work on your speech, or you're going to put your audience to sleep!3. To render one unconscious via general anesthesia (as during a medical procedure). They're going to put me to sleep while they take my wisdom teeth out.4. To euthanize an animal. We knew our poor dog was suffering, so we decided it was time to put her to sleep.See also: put, sleepput (something) to sleep1. To kill an animal via euthanasia so as not to cause pain. The poor dog was so old that the only thing I could do was put it to sleep. It couldn't even walk anymore.2. To put an electronic device, such as a computer or phone, into standby while not in use. Be sure to put the computer to sleep when you're finished so you don't waste electricity.See also: put, sleepput (someone or an animal) to sleep 1. to cause someone or an animal to sleep, perhaps through drugs or anesthesia. The doctor put the patient to sleep before the operation. I put the cat to sleep by stroking its tummy. 2. Euph. to kill someone or an animal. We had to put our dog to sleep. The robber said he'd put us to sleep forever if we didn't cooperate.See also: put, sleepput someone to sleep 1. to bore someone. That dull lecture put me to sleep. Her long story just put me to sleep. 2. Go to put someone or an animal to sleep.See also: put, sleepput to sleep1. Bore utterly, as in That show put me to sleep. This hyperbolic term implies that something is so dull one could fall asleep. 2. Kill, especially as a kindness, as in We had to put the cat to sleep. This euphemism dates from the mid-1900s. 3. Subject to anesthesia, as in This injection will put you to sleep so you won't feel any pain. See also: put, sleepput somebody/something to ˈsleep
1 give somebody drugs (= an anaesthetic) before an operation to make them unconscious: Before the operation we’ll put you to sleep, so don’t worry, you won’t feel a thing.
2 kill a sick or injured animal by giving it drugs so that it dies without pain: She took her old dog to the vet and he put it to sleep.See also: put, sleep, somebody, something put to sleep1. To make weary; bore.2. To subject to euthanasia.3. To subject to general anesthesia.See also: put, sleepEncyclopediaSeesleepLegalSeePutFinancialSeeputSee PTS
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Related to put to sleep: euthanasia, put to bed, euthanisedSynonyms for put to sleepverb help someone go to bedRelated Wordsverb kill gently, as with an injectionSynonymsRelated Words |