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put up

verb

Meaning

  1. To place in a high location.
  2. To hang; to mount.
  3. To style (the hair) up on the head instead of letting it hang down.
  4. (with 'to') To cajole or dare to do something.
  5. To store away.
  6. To house; to shelter; to take in.
  7. (of an event) Secretly arranged in advance, especially in order to defraud someone or to advance one's own interests.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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