'put up' definitions:

Definition of 'put up'

(from WordNet)
verb
Place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" [syn: post, put up]
verb
Mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" [syn: put up, provide, offer]
verb
Construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: raise, erect, rear, set up, put up] [ant: dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down]
verb
Put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up]
verb
Make available for sale at an auction; "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"
verb
Preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" [syn: can, tin, put up]
verb
Provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" [syn: house, put up, domiciliate]
verb
Provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount" [syn: put up, contribute]
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Propose as a candidate for some honor [syn: nominate, put up, put forward]

Definition of 'put up'

From: GCIDE
  • put up \put up\ v. t. & i.
  • 1. to connect a device to a telephone line surreptitiously, so as to listen to or record the conversations of persons on the telephone without their knowledge; -- of telephones, persons, or locations. Used as police jargon. [jargon]
  • Syn: wiretap, tap, intercept, bug. [WordNet 1.5] [+PJC]

Synonyms of 'put up'

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