put1 /pŭt/ transitive verb (putting /pŭtˈing/; put)- To place, or cause to be, in such and such a position, state, predicament, relation, etc
- To set
- To place, lay or deposit
- To apply
- To append or affix
- To connect
- To add
- To commit
- To assign
- To start (someone on eg a diet, a study or a track)
- To push or thrust
- (also putt) to cast, throw or hurl (esp by a thrusting movement of the hand from the shoulder)
- To drive
- To impel
- To convey or transport
- To force or constrain
- To incite
- To subject
- To reduce
- To convert
- To render
- To express
- To assert
- To propound
- To submit to a vote
- To impose
- To impute
- To call on, oblige, stake, venture or invest
- To repose (eg trust, confidence)
intransitive verb- To thrust (archaic or Scot and N Eng)
- To proceed, make one's way (nautical)
- To set out, esp hurriedly
- To flow (US)
noun- A push or thrust
- (also putt) a throw, esp of a heavy object from the shoulder
- On the Stock Exchange, an option of selling within a certain time certain securities or commodities, at a stipulated price (also put option)
ORIGIN: Late OE putian (found in the verbal noun putung instigation); there were also potian and pȳtan, which may account for some of the dialect forms; cf Dan putte, Swed putta putter /pŭtˈər/ noun - Someone who puts
- Someone who pushes or hauls trams in a coalmine (historical)
puttˈing noun Putting the shot (qv below) putˈ-and-take noun A gambling game played with a top on which are marked instructions to give to or take from a bank or pool of objects putˈ-down noun - A snub
- An action intended to assert one's superiority
putˈ-in noun (rugby) The act of throwing the ball into a set scrum putˈ-off noun - An excuse or evasion
- A postponement
putˈ-on noun A hoax put option see put (n) above. puttˈer-on noun (Shakespeare) An instigator puttˈer-out noun (obsolete) Someone who deposited money on going abroad, on condition of receiving a larger sum on his return, if he ever returned putˈ-through noun A transaction in which a broker arranges the buying and the selling of shares puttˈing-stone noun A heavy stone used in putting the shot put-upˈ adjective Arranged beforehand in a false but deceptively plausible way put about - To publish or circulate
- To change the course of (esp a ship) or to change course
- To distress (Scot)
put across - To carry out successfully, bring off
- To perform so as to carry the audience with one
put an end (or a stop) to To cause to discontinue put away - To renounce
- To divorce
- To kill (esp an old or ill animal)
- To stow away, pack up or set aside
- To put into the proper or desirable place
- To imprison
- To admit to a mental hospital (informal)
- To eat or drink (informal)
put back - To push backward
- To delay
- To repulse
- To turn and sail back for port (nautical)
- To reduce one's finances (informal)
put by - To set aside
- To parry
- To store up
put case see under case2 put down - To crush or quell
- To kill (esp an old or ill animal)
- To snub or humiliate
- To degrade
- To snub, silence or confute (Shakespeare)
- To enter, write down on paper
- To reckon
- To attribute
- To give up (rare)
- To surpass or outshine
- To preserve, put in pickle (dialect)
- Of an aeroplane, to land (often with at)
- To pay (a deposit)
- To put (a baby) to bed (informal)
- To drop (a catch) (cricket)
put for To make an attempt to gain put forth - To extend
- To propose
- To publish
- To exert
- To display
- To lend at interest
- To set out from port
- To produce or extrude
put forward - To propose
- To advance
put in - To introduce
- To insert
- To lodge, deposit or hand in
- To make a claim or application (for)
- To enter
- To enter a harbour
- To interpose
- To perform towards completing a total
- To spend, pass or fill up (time) with some occupation
- To appoint
put in an appearance see under appear put in mind To remind put it across someone To defeat someone by ingenuity put it on To pretend (to be ill, etc) put it past someone (usu with not) to judge it inconsistent with someone's character put off - To lay aside
- To lay aside the character of
- To palm off
- To turn (someone) aside from what he or she wants or intends with evasions, excuses or unsatisfying substitutes
- To divert, turn aside from a purpose
- To postpone
- To idle away, spend in vain
- To disconcert
- To cause aversion or disinclination in
- To push from shore
- To take off (archaic)
- To dismiss (archaic)
put on - To clothe oneself or someone else with
- To assume (a character or quality), esp deceptively
- To mislead or deceive
- To superimpose
- To impose
- To affix, attach, apply
- To add (eg weight, charges, etc)
- To stake or wager
- To move forward
- To move faster (obsolete)
- To set to work
- To set in operation
- To incite
- To turn on the supply of
- To score
- To stage
- See also well put on below
put on to - To make aware of
- To connect with by telephone
put out - To expel
- To dismiss from a game and innings
- To send out
- To stretch out
- To extinguish
- To place (money) at interest
- To expand
- To publish
- To disconcert
- To inconvenience
- To offend
- To dislocate
- To exert
- To produce
- To place with others or at a distance
- To go out to sea, leave port
- To remove bodily or blind (an eye)
- To render unconscious (slang)
- (of a woman) to be willing to grant sexual favours (slang, orig N American)
put over - To refer (Shakespeare)
- To carry through successfully
- To impress an audience, spectators, the public, favourably with
- To impose, pass off
put paid to see under paid put the make on see under make1 put through - To bring to an end
- To accomplish
- To put in telephonic communication
- To cause to undergo or suffer
- To process (computing)
putting the shot, stone or weight The act or sport of hurling a heavy stone or weight from the hand by a sudden thrust from the shoulder (see also putt1) put to - To apply
- To add to
- To connect with
- To harness
- To shut
- To set to
put to death see under death put to it - To press hard
- To distress
put to rights see under right1 put to sea To begin a voyage put to the sword see under sword put two and two together To draw a conclusion from various facts put up - To accommodate with lodging
- To take lodgings
- To nominate or stand for election
- To offer for sale
- To present (eg a good game, a fight, or a defence, a prayer)
- To stake
- To parcel up
- To supply and pack (an order, a picnic, etc)
- To stow away, put aside
- To sheathe
- To settle beforehand
- To compound
- To endure tamely (obsolete)
- To start (a hare) from cover
put-up job A dishonest scheme prearranged usu by several people put upon - To take undue advantage of
- To impose on
put up to - To incite to
- To make conversant with, to supply with useful information or tips about
put up with To endure stay put To remain passively in the position assigned well put on or (Scot) well putten on Respectably dressed right1 /rīt/ adjective- Straight
- Direct
- Perpendicular
- Forming one-fourth of a revolution
- With axis perpendicular to base
- True
- Genuine
- Veritable
- Characteristic
- Truly judged or judging
- Appropriate
- In accordance, or identical, with what is true and fitting
- Not mistaken
- Accurate
- Fit
- Sound
- Intended to be exposed (such as a side, eg of cloth)
- Morally justifiable or incumbent
- Just
- In accordance with what should be
- Equitable
- Justly to be preferred or commended
- On, for, or belonging to that side or part of the body, etc which in man has normally the stronger and more skilful hand, opp to left
- On that side from the point of view of a person looking downstream, a soldier looking at the enemy, a president looking at an assembly, an actor looking at the audience
- On the east side from the point of view of a person looking north
- Sitting at the president's right hand (in Continental assemblies)
- Hence, conservative or inclined towards conservatism, right-wing
adverb- Straight
- Straightway
- Quite
- Completely, absolutely
- Just, exactly
- In a right manner
- Justly
- Correctly
- Very (archaic and dialect or in special phrases)
- On or towards the right side
noun- That which is right or correct
- Rightness
- Fair treatment
- Equity
- Truth
- Justice
- Just or legal claim
- What one has a just claim to
- Due
- (in pl) a stag's brow, bez and trez antlers (archaic)
- Territory (Spenser)
- The right hand
- The right side
- A glove, shoe, etc for the right hand, foot, etc
- A punch with the right hand
- The region on the right side
- A right turn
- The right wing
- The conservatives
transitive verb- To set right
- To set in order
- To rectify
- To redress
- To vindicate
- To do justice to
- To avenge
- To set right side up or erect
intransitive verb To recover an erect position interjection Expressing agreement, acquiescence or readiness ORIGIN: OE riht (noun and adj), rihte (adv), rihten (verb); cf Ger recht and L rēctus straight, right rightˈable adjective Capable of being righted rightˈen transitive verb (archaic) To set right rightˈer noun A person who sets right or redresses wrong rightˈful adjective - Having a just claim
- According to justice
- Belonging by right
rightˈfully adverb rightˈfulness noun - Righteousness
- Justice
rightˈing noun rightˈish adjective rightˈism noun rightˈist adjective and noun (an adherent) of the political right rightˈless adjective (Scot) Without rights rightˈly adverb rightˈness noun rightoˈ or right-ohˈ interjection (informal) Expressing acquiescence rightˈward adjective and adverb - Towards the right
- On the right side
- More right-wing
noun (rare)The region on the right side rightˈwardly or rightˈwards adverb right about noun The directly opposite quarter (in drill or dismissal; also right about face) adverb In the opposite direction intransitive verb To turn to face the opposite direction rightˈ-and-leftˈ adjective - Having a right and a left side, part, etc
- Bilaterally symmetrical
- On both sides
- From both barrels
noun A shot or a blow from each barrel or hand adverb - On both sides
- On all hands
- Towards one side, then the other
- In all directions
right-angˈled adjective Having a right angle, one equal to a fourth of a revolution right ascension see under ascend rightˈ-bank adjective On the right bank rightˈ-click intransitive verb To press and release the right-hand button on a computer mouse noun An act of doing this right-downˈ adjective and adverb Out-and-out rightˈ-drawn adjective (Shakespeare) Drawn in a just cause rightˈ-field noun In baseball, the area in the outfield to the right facing from the plate rightˈ-footˈed adjective - Performed with the right foot
- Having more skill or strength in the right foot
rightˈ-hand adjective - On the right side
- Towards the right
- Performed with the right hand
- With thread or strands turning to the right
- Chiefly relied on (as one's right-hand man)
right-hand drive noun - A driving mechanism on the right side of a vehicle which is intended to be driven on the left-hand side of the road
- A vehicle with a driving mechanism of this type
right-handˈed adjective - Using the right hand more easily than the left
- With or for the right hand
- With rotation towards the right, or clockwise
adverb In the manner of a right-handed person right-handˈedly adverb right-handˈedness noun right-handˈer noun - A blow with the right hand
- A right-handed person
right-hand man see right-hand above. Right Honourable noun and adjective A title of distinction given to peers below the rank of marquis, to privy councillors, to present and past cabinet ministers, to certain Lord Mayors and Lord Provosts, etc rightˈ-lined adjective Rectilinear right-mindˈed adjective - Having a mind disposed towards what is right, just or according to good sense
- Sane
right-mindˈedness noun rightˈ-of-cenˈtre adjective Inclining slightly towards the more conservative policies of a group, party or political system right of search see under search1 right-of-wayˈ noun (pl rightˈ-of-waysˈ or rightsˈ-of-wayˈ) - A track over which there is a right of way (see below)
- The strip of land occupied by a railway track, a road, etc (US)
right-onˈ adjective - Absolutely correct
- Trendy, belonging to or in keeping with the latest social, moral, political, etc ideas or fashions
Right Reverend noun and adjective see under revere rights issue noun (commerce) An issue of new shares which shareholders of a company may buy, usu below the market price, in proportion to their current holdings rightˈsize transitive verb (euphemistic) To adapt (an organization, etc) to an appropriate size, esp by means of redundancies rightˈ-thinking adjective - Of approved opinions
- Right-minded
right-to-lifeˈ adjective (esp N American) Same as pro-life (see under pro-1) right-to-lifˈer noun (esp N American) Same as pro-lifer (see under pro-1) right triangle noun (N American) A right-angled triangle right whale noun A whale of the genus Balaena or Eubalaena, esp the Greenland whale right wing noun - The political right
- The wing on the right side of an army, football pitch, etc
rightˈ-wing adjective - Of or on the right wing
- Relating to the political right
- (having opinions which are) conservative, opposed to socialism, etc
rightˈ-wingˈer noun - A player on the right wing
- A person with right-wing views or who supports the right wing of a party, etc
all right see under all a right one (informal) A foolish or eccentric person at right angles Forming or in such a way as to form a right angle bill of rights (often with caps) an accepted statement of the rights and privileges of the people or of individuals, which the government or state must not infringe (eg that embodied in the Bill of Rights, 1689, or in the US Constitution) by rights or (formerly right) - Rightfully
- If all were right
civil rights see under civil do someone right or do right by someone - To do someone justice
- To keep pace with someone in drinking
- To drink someone's health
have a right (or no right) - To be entitled (or not entitled)
- To be under a moral obligation (or no obligation) (non-standard or dialect)
have right (archaic) To be right in one's own right - By absolute and personal right, not through another
- By one's own abilities, etc, not through connection with another
in one's right mind Quite sane in right of - By virtue of
- By title vested in
in the right - Right
- Maintaining a justifiable position
put or set to rights - To set in order
- To correct
right as a trivet see under trivet right as rain see under rain1 right away - Straightaway, immediately
- Without delay
right down or right enough Plainly right, left and centre same as left, right and centre (see under left1). right of common (law) A right to take something from, or pasture animals on, the land of another right of entry A legal right to enter a place right off Without delay right of way The right of the public to pass over a piece of ground (see also right-of-way above) right on (US) An exclamation expressing enthusiastic agreement or approval (see also right-on above) right out (Shakespeare) Outright right the helm To put it amidships, in a line with the keel send, etc to the right about (informal) To dismiss summarily, or force to retreat she'll be right (Aust) An expression of assurance or confidence |