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put
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noun (n)
- the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- A pit.(noun)source: webster1913
- A rustic; a clown; an awkward or uncouth person.(noun)source: webster1913
- The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push; as, the put of a ball.(noun)source: webster1913
- A prostitute.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation(verb.contact)Example:
That song put me in awful good humor.
Put your ideas in writing.
source: wordnet30 - attribute or give(verb.consumption)Example:
She put too much emphasis on her the last statement.
He put all his efforts into this job.
The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story.
source: wordnet30 - cause (someone) to undergo something(verb.perception)Example:
He put her to the torture.
source: wordnet30 - adapt(verb.creation)Example:
Put these words to music.
source: wordnet30 - To move in any direction; to impel; to thrust; to push; -- nearly obsolete, except with adverbs, as with by (to put by = to thrust aside; to divert); or with forth (to put forth = to thrust out).(verb)source: webster1913
- To go or move; as, when the air first puts up.(verb)source: webster1913