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put

[poot] / pʊt /
VERB
position
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bring establish focus insert install invest lay place set settle stick
STRONG
concenter concentrate deposit embed fasten fix fixate nail park peg plank plant plop plunk quarter repose rest rivet seat situate
WEAK
plank down plunk down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
confuse displace forget leave neglect refuse remove take take out unsettle
STRONG
be active detach disorganize energize move release unfasten
WEAK
change transfer
VERB
propose; express in words
Synonyms
STRONGEST
give offer present set submit suggest turn
STRONG
advance air couch express formulate forward phrase pose posit prefer proposition propound render state tender translate transpose utter vent ventilate word
WEAK
bring forward propone set before
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal dissuade fight refrain take withhold
STRONG
halt hide stop suppress
WEAK
change displace remove transfer
VERB
commit, assign
Synonyms
STRONGEST
force impose make require set
STRONG
condemn consign constrain doom employ enjoin induce inflict levy oblige subject
WEAK
subject to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
discourage dissuade halt
STRONG
free let go release
WEAK
change displace remove take transfer

Example Sentences

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But L.A. did not come through with its funding to put the whole shebang together.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Arsenal scored from a corner when William Saliba put an arm on the chest of Manchester United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Interest rates on CDs were probably looking pretty good at the time, so you put the whole nut in at once and let it ride.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The Investment: We are going to take the other $21,000 and put it in a real account, for which her child is the sole beneficiary.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“It’s wonderful that you and your dad have such a good relationship and that you can help him like that. It does feel wonderful when we’re acknowledged for the efforts we put in, doesn’t it?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam