put

/pʊt/
verbnoun

To physically place (sth or sb swh).

NWL Collins ENABLE

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To physically place (sth or sb swh).

    “She put her books on the table.”

  2. To place in abstract; to attach or attribute; to assign.

    “The government put restrictions on vehicle imports.”

  3. To bring or set (into a certain relation, state or condition).

    “Put your house in order!”

  4. To express (something in a certain manner).

    “When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point.”

Noun 2 meanings

  1. The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push.

    “the put of a ball”

  2. An old card game.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

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PUT at a glance

PUT has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (P 3 + U 1 + T 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #196 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with put

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  • OUTPUT8
  • INPUT7
  • THROUGHPUT19
  • KAPUT11
  • LILLIPUT10
  • CAPUT9
  • OCCIPUT13
  • SHOTPUT12
  • AUTOPUT9
  • CAJAPUT18
  • CAJEPUT18
  • CAJUPUT18

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