What does put up mean?

put up means "place so as to be noticed". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for put up?

Close synonyms include post, provide, offer, raise, erect. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is put up a common word?

put up is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

put up — meaning, pronunciation and 9 definitions

verb

9 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
place so as to be noticed
“post a sign”
“post a warning at the dump”
Synonymspost
Broaderinstall
2.
mount or put up
“put up a good fight”
“offer resistance”
Synonymsprovide offer
Broaderengage
3.
construct, build, or erect
“Raise a barn”
Synonymsraise erect rear set up
Broaderconstruct
construction
4.
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”
Synonymsdigest endure stick out stomach bear stand tolerate support brook abide suffer
Broaderpermit
Narroweraccept stand for bear up take lying down take a joke sit out pay
5.
make available for sale at an auction
“The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction”
Broaderoffer
6.
preserve in a can or tin
“tinned foods are not very tasty”
Synonymscan tin
Broaderpreserve
cooking
7.
provide housing for
“The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town”
Synonymshouse domiciliate
Broadershelter
Narrowerrehouse home lodge chamber take in
8.
provide
“The city has to put up half the required amount”
Synonymscontribute
Broaderpay
9.
propose as a candidate for some honor
Synonymsnominate put forward
Broadernominate

Questions about put up

What does put up mean?: put up means "place so as to be noticed". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.
What is another word for put up?: Close synonyms include post, provide, offer, raise, erect. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is put up a common word?: put up is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for put up come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

9 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
place so as to be noticed
“post a sign”
“post a warning at the dump”
Synonymspost
Broaderinstall
2.
mount or put up
“put up a good fight”
“offer resistance”
Synonymsprovide offer
Broaderengage
3.
construct, build, or erect
“Raise a barn”
Synonymsraise erect rear set up
Broaderconstruct
construction
4.
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”
Synonymsdigest endure stick out stomach bear stand tolerate support brook abide suffer
Broaderpermit
Narroweraccept stand for bear up take lying down take a joke sit out pay
5.
make available for sale at an auction
“The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction”
Broaderoffer
6.
preserve in a can or tin
“tinned foods are not very tasty”
Synonymscan tin
Broaderpreserve
cooking
7.
provide housing for
“The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town”
Synonymshouse domiciliate
Broadershelter
Narrowerrehouse home lodge chamber take in
8.
provide
“The city has to put up half the required amount”
Synonymscontribute
Broaderpay
9.
propose as a candidate for some honor
Synonymsnominate put forward
Broadernominate

Questions about put up

What does put up mean?: put up means "place so as to be noticed". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.
What is another word for put up?: Close synonyms include post, provide, offer, raise, erect. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is put up a common word?: put up is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for put up come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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