English verb: put up | |||
1. | put up (contact) place so as to be noticed | ||
Samples | Post a sign. Post a warning at the dump. | ||
Synonyms | post | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | instal, install, put in, set up | ||
2. | put up (social) mount or put up | ||
Samples | Put up a good fight. Offer resistance. | ||
Synonyms | offer, provide | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | engage, wage | ||
3. | put up (creation) construct, build, or erect | ||
Samples | Raise a barn. | ||
Synonyms | erect, raise, rear, set up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | build, construct, make | ||
Domain category | building, construction | ||
Antonyms | dismantle, pull down, rase, raze, tear down, level, take down | ||
4. | put up (cognition) put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | allow, countenance, let, permit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accept, bear up, hold still for, live with, pay, sit out, stand for, swallow, take a joke, take lying down | ||
Verb group | suffer | ||
5. | put up (possession) make available for sale at an auction | ||
Samples | The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | offer | ||
6. | put up (change) preserve in a can or tin | ||
Samples | Tinned foods are not very tasty. | ||
Examples | The chefs put up the vegetables | ||
Synonyms | can, tin | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | keep, preserve | ||
Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
7. | put up (social) provide housing for | ||
Samples | The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town. | ||
Synonyms | domiciliate, house | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shelter | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accommodate, chamber, home, lodge, rehouse, take in | ||
8. | put up (possession) provide | ||
Samples | The city has to put up half the required amount. | ||
Synonyms | contribute | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pay | ||
9. | put up (communication) propose as a candidate for some honor | ||
Synonyms | nominate, put forward | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nominate, propose | ||