What is the meaning of put up?

verb

  • Place so as to be noticed.
    • usage: "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
  • Mount or put up.
    • usage: "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
  • Construct, build, or erect.
    • usage: "Raise a barn"
  • Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
    • usage: "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"
  • Make available for sale at an auction.
    • usage: "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"
  • Preserve in a can or tin.
    • usage: "tinned foods are not very tasty"
  • Provide housing for.
    • usage: "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
  • Provide.
    • usage: "The city has to put up half the required amount"
  • Propose as a candidate for some honor.
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APAWordNet. (2010). put up. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/put_up/definitions/1304810
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