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Antonyms for putting up

Grammar : Verb
Spell : poot
Phonetic Transcription : pÊŠt

Definition of putting up

Origin :
  • late Old English *putian, implied in putung "instigation, an urging," literally "a putting;" related to pytan "put out, thrust out" (of eyes), probably from a Germanic stem that also produced Danish putte "to put," Swedish dialectal putta; Middle Dutch pote "scion, plant," Dutch poten "to plant," Old Norse pota "to poke."
  • Meaning "act of casting a heavy stone overhead" (as a trial of strength) is attested from c.1300. Obsolete past tense form putted is attested 14c.-15c. To put down "end by force or authority" (a rebellion, etc.) is from c.1300. Adjective phrase put out "angry, upset" is first recorded 1887; to put out, of a woman, "to offer oneself for sex" is from 1947. To put upon (someone) "play a trick on, impose on" is from 1690s. To put up with "tolerate, accept" (1755) was originally to put up, as in "to pocket." To put (someone) on "deceive" is from 1958.
  • verb accommodate guest
  • verb build, erect
Example sentences :
  • (putting up his hand to his night-cap without taking it off).
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • They both entered after me—the last springing in, after putting up the steps.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • I was not proud of my share in the putting up of "the notice boards."
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • On putting up, he had seen Csar's gig tipped up in the stable-yard.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Philo Gubb had no doubt that Billy was putting up a joke on him.
  • Extract from : « Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective » by Ellis Parker Butler
  • "I can use my fists, too," said Hil, putting up her revolver and standing forward.
  • Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
  • Then the girls rode their horses to the hotel stables, where they were putting up.
  • Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
  • So I busied myself in putting up my easel and in setting my palette.
  • Extract from : « The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti » by David Christie Murray
  • But Armstrong is putting up a bluff and threatens to have it overhauled.
  • Extract from : « A Woman for Mayor » by Helen M. Winslow
  • I am putting up the money for it, and I have got to be mortared up in it when I die.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Burlesques » by H. L. Mencken

Synonyms for putting up

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