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1. put_up - verb

· place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"

Synonym(s): post

Hypernym(s): install, instal, put_in, set_up




2. put_up - verb

· mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"

Synonym(s): provide, offer

Hypernym(s): engage, wage




3. put_up - verb

· construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

Synonym(s): raise, erect, rear, set_up

Hypernym(s): construct, build, make




4. put_up - verb

· put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

Synonym(s): digest, endure, stick_out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer

Hypernym(s): permit, allow, let, countenance




5. put_up - verb

· make available for sale at an auction; "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"

Hypernym(s): offer




6. put_up - verb

· preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"

Synonym(s): can, tin

Hypernym(s): preserve, keep




7. put_up - verb

· provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"

Synonym(s): house, domiciliate

Hypernym(s): shelter




8. put_up - verb

· provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount"

Synonym(s): contribute

Hypernym(s): pay




9. put_up - verb

· propose as a candidate for some honor

Synonym(s): nominate, put_forward

Hypernym(s): nominate, propose





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