» put
Noun (1 meaning)
1. the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date.
put is the opposite of:
- call option, call (noun) - the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
put is a type of:
- option (noun) - the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price
put is a part of:
Verb (9 meanings)
Examples:
- “Put your things here”,
- “Set the tray down”,
- “Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children”,
- “Place emphasis on a certain point”
to put is a way to:
- to move, displace (verb) - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
ways to put:
- to appose (verb) - place side by side or in close proximity
- to arrange, set up (verb) - put into a proper or systematic order
- to barrel (verb) - put in barrels
- to bed (verb) - put to bed
- to bottle (verb) - put into bottles
- to bucket (verb) - put into a bucket
- to butt (verb) - place end to end without overlapping
- to clap (verb) - put quickly or forcibly
- to cock (verb) - set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
- to coffin (verb) - place into a coffin
- to cram (verb) - put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
- to dispose (verb) - place or put in a particular order
- to docket (verb) - place on the docket for legal action
- to emplace (verb) - put into place or position
- to emplace (verb) - provide a new emplacement for guns
- to ensconce, settle (verb) - fix firmly
- to glycerolize, glycerolise (verb) - place in glycerol
- to ground (verb) - place or put on the ground
- to imbricate (verb) - place so as to overlap
- to insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce (verb) - introduce
- to install, instal, put in, set up (verb) - set up for use
- to intersperse (verb) - place at intervals in or among
- to jar (verb) - place in a cylindrical vessel
- to juxtapose (verb) - place side by side
- to ladle (verb) - put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
- to lay, put down, repose (verb) - put in a horizontal position
- to lean (verb) - cause to lean or incline
- to load (verb) - put (something) on a structure or conveyance
- to marshal (verb) - place in proper rank
- to middle (verb) - put in the middle
- to misplace (verb) - place or position wrongly
- to misplace, mislay, lose (verb) - place (something) where one cannot find it again
- to nestle, snuggle (verb) - position comfortably
- to parallelize (verb) - place parallel to one another
- to park (verb) - place temporarily
- to perch (verb) - cause to perch or sit
- to pigeonhole (verb) - place into a small compartment
- to pile (verb) - place or lay as if in a pile
- to pillow, rest (verb) - rest on or as if on a pillow
- to plant (verb) - place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
- to plant, set (verb) - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- to poise (verb) - cause to be balanced or suspended
- to position (verb) - cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
- to postpose (verb) - place after another constituent in the sentence
- to prepose (verb) - place before another constituent in the sentence
- to rack up (verb) - place in a rack
- to recess (verb) - put into a recess
- to recline (verb) - cause to recline
- to replace, put back (verb) - put something back where it belongs
- to repose (verb) - to put something (eg trust) in something
- to reposition (verb) - place into another position
- to rest (verb) - put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
- to seat, sit, sit down (verb) - show to a seat
- to seat (verb) - place in or on a seat
- to seat (verb) - place or attach firmly in or on a base
- to set (verb) - put into a position that will restore a normal state
- to set down, put down, place down (verb) - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
- to set down (verb) - put or settle into a position
- to settle, settle down (verb) - settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
- to shelve (verb) - place on a shelf
- to ship (verb) - place on board a ship
- to sign (verb) - place signs, as along a road
- to siphon (verb) - move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
- to situate, fix, posit, deposit (verb) - put (something somewhere) firmly
- to sow, seed (verb) - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
- to space (verb) - place at intervals
- to stand, stand up, place upright (verb) - put into an upright position
- to step (verb) - place (a ship's mast) in its step
- to stratify (verb) - form, arrange, or deposit in layers
- to superimpose, superpose, lay over (verb) - place on top of
- to superpose (verb) - place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide
- to tee, tee up (verb) - place on a tee
- to throw, thrust (verb) - place or put with great energy
- to throw (verb) - to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
- to trench (verb) - set, plant, or bury in a trench
- to underlay (verb) - put (something) under or beneath
- to upend (verb) - set, turn, or stand on end
to put is derivationally related to:
- placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement (noun) - the act of putting something in a certain place
- placement, arrangement (noun) - the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
- position, place (noun) - the particular portion of space occupied by something
- rotary actuator, positioner (noun) - (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track
- set (noun) - the act of putting something in position
- setting (noun) - the physical position of something
- space, blank space, place (noun) - a blank area
- topographic point, place, spot (noun) - a point located with respect to surface features of some region
see also:
- to arrange, set up (verb) - put into a proper or systematic order
- to assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together (verb) - create by putting components or members together
- to communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across (verb) -
- to disembark, debark, set down (verb) - go ashore
- to drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge (verb) - leave or unload
- to ensnare, entrap, frame, set up (verb) - take or catch as if in a snare or trap
- to imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand (verb) - lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- to land, put down, bring down (verb) - cause to come to the ground
- to lay, put down, repose (verb) - put in a horizontal position
- to post, put up (verb) - place so as to be noticed
- to postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off (verb) - hold back to a later time
- to put on, apply (verb) - apply to a surface
- to raise, erect, rear, set up, put up (verb) - construct, build, or erect
- to range, array, lay out, set out (verb) - lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
- to replace, put back (verb) - put something back where it belongs
- to rig, set up (verb) - arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
- to set back, knock back, put back (verb) - cost a certain amount
2. cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation.
to put
Examples:
- “That song put me in awful good humor”,
- “put your ideas in writing”
to put is a way to:
ways to put:
- to put to sleep (verb) - help someone go to bed
see also:
- to anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under, put out (verb) - administer an anesthetic drug to
- to can, tin, put up (verb) - preserve in a can or tin
- to confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off (verb) - cause to feel embarrassment
- to dishearten, put off (verb) - take away the enthusiasm of
- to douse, put out (verb) - put out, as of a candle or a light
- to follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through (verb) - pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
- to put away, put to sleep (verb) - kill gently, as with an injection
- to put through (verb) - connect by telephone
- to smother, put out (verb) - deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
- to take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down (verb) - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
Examples:
- “I wouldn't put it that way”,
- “She cast her request in very polite language”
to put is a way to:
- to give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate (verb) - put into words or an expression
to put is derivationally related to:
Examples:
- “She put too much emphasis on her the last statement”,
- “He put all his efforts into this job”,
- “The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story”
Example:
- “Put money into bonds”
to put is the opposite of:
to put is a way to:
ways to put:
- to buy into (verb) - buy stocks or shares of a company
- to fund (verb) - invest money in government securities
- to roll over (verb) - re-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or security
- to shelter (verb) - invest (money) so that it is not taxable
- to speculate, job (verb) - invest at a risk
- to tie up (verb) - invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes
to put is derivationally related to:
- commitment (noun) - an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
- investing, investment (noun) - the act of investing
- investment, investment funds (noun) - money that is invested with an expectation of profit
- investor (noun) - someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
Example:
- “We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.”
to put is a way to:
- to estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge (verb) - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
7. cause (someone) to undergo something.
to put
Example:
- “He put her to the torture”
to put is a way to:
- to subject (verb) - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
8. adapt.
to put
Example:
- “put these words to music”
Examples:
- “arrange my schedule”,
- “set up one's life”,
- “I put these memories with those of bygone times”
to put is a way to:
- to organize, organise (verb) - cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
ways to put:
- to phrase (verb) - divide, combine, or mark into phrases
- to synchronize, synchronise, contemporize, contemporise (verb) - arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
to put is derivationally related to:
- ordering, order, ordination (noun) - logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements