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   put

   /pʊt/

   verb

   • 1. move to or place in a particular position: "I put my hand out towards her" Similar placesetput downset downlaylay downdepositsituatepositionsettleleavestowpropleanplantposeinformal:stickdumpbungparkplonkpopplunkrare:posit
   • ▪ cause (someone or something) to go to a particular place and remain there for a time: "India has put three experimental satellites into space"
   • 2. bring into a particular state or condition: "they tried to put me at ease"
   • ▪ write or print (something) in a particular place: "they put my name on the cover page"
   • ▪ express (a thought or comment) in a particular way: "to put it bluntly, he was not really divorced" Similar expresswordphraseframeformulaterenderconveycouchstatesayuttervoicespeakarticulatepronounce
   • ▪ estimate something to be (a particular amount): "estimates put the war's cost at £1 million a day" Similar estimatecalculatereckongaugeassessevaluatevaluejudgemeasurecomputeestablishfixsetguessinformal:guesstimate
   • 3. throw (a shot or weight) as an athletic sport: "she set a women's record by putting the shot 56' 7"
   • 4. (of a river) flow in a particular direction. archaic US

   noun

   • 1. a throw of a shot or weight.
   • 2. short for put option

   Word Origin Old English (recorded only in the verbal noun putung), of unknown origin; compare with dialect pote ‘to push, thrust’ (an early sense of the verb put).

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPUTTING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Putting is the present participle of put, meaning to place something somewhere or to cause something to happen. See how putting is used in different contexts and sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

3. www.thefreedictionary.com › puttingPutting - definition of putting by The Free Dictionary

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   Putting is a verb that means to place, cause, assign, estimate, impose, or wager, among other meanings. It is also a noun that refers to an act of throwing a shot or an option to sell securities.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPUTTING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Putting is the present participle of put, meaning to place or put something somewhere. It can also mean to score in golf by hitting the ball into the hole. See sentences with putting from various sources.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › puttingPutting Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word put as a verb, noun, and adjective. See synonyms, examples, phrases, and word history of put.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPUT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb put in English, with examples and grammar explanations. Put can mean to move, write, express, condition, operate, judge, or sail, among other things.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › puttingPutting - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter. “his putting let him down today”. synonyms: putt. see more.

8. ludwig.guru › s › puttingputting | English Definition & Examples | Ludwig

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   Definition and high quality example sentences with “putting” in context from reliable sources - Ludwig is the linguistic search engine that helps you to write better in English.