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To move to or place in a particular position
“I would always put my keys on the dresser out of habit.”
To present for consideration
“Alexia was prepared to put a proposal before the committee to significantly raise the marginal tax rate.”
To issue, establish or apply as a charge, fine or penalty
“The government has decided to put a tax on sugary drinks in an effort to curb obesity.”
To convey or express in a particular way or manner
“You are getting on my nerves, to put it frankly.”
To assign to a given category
“Based on your testimony, I would put you in the category of being deluded.”
To estimate or judge
“I would actually put unemployment at a slightly higher rate than the official figure.”
To allocate or assign to
“The company announced a loss and would put the blame on a number of bad contracts.”
To gamble (money or something else of value) on the outcome of an event
“I think I will put some money on a random horse with a name that tickles my fancy.”
To be placed in an undesirable position or location
“Police may decide to put Jessie in prison for lying to them.”
To make to correspond
“The musician would put the words of the famous poem to the chords of a well-known song.”
To state or make known
To assign to a particular class or category
To place or put between or among others
To place, slip or insert something into a compartment or space
To pack or store (an object) carefully and neatly in a particular place
To adapt to a new climate or environment
To join or unite (one thing to another)
To have put forward one's questions
To place or throw something (somewhere) in a haphazard manner
To apply a substance to a surface
To group or combine into a single group or whole
To entrust into the possession of safekeeping of someone
To have imposed an undesirable consequence on
To cause (two or more things) to exchange places
To attribute or ascribe a property, quality or value to someone or something
To state a price for goods or a job of work
To offend the modesty or values of
To consume food hungrily or in a gluttonous manner
To spend or invest (a lot of) money
To have set up on a long-term basis
To place into a pocket
To fill a container or space with a substance
To make a hole
To be in, or move into, a sloping position
To write one's name as a signature for purposes of identification or authorization
To have considered or estimated to be
To compress or cram items, especially to fit into a container
To have conveyed in appropriate or telling terms
An act of throwing something
Having been left somewhere, typically when not in use
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