Definition of "put up" in English

Adjective

Verb

To place in a high location.
- Please put up your luggage in the overhead bins.
To hang; to mount.
- Many people put up messages on their refrigerators.
To style (the hair) up on the head, instead of letting it hang down.
To cajole or dare (someone) to do (something).
- I think someone put him up to it.
To store away.
- Be sure to put up the tools when you finish.
To house; to shelter; to take in.
- We can put you up for the night.
To stay, to sojourn (at a hotel, inn, tavern, etc.)
To present, especially in "put up a fight".
- That last fighter put up quite a fight.
- They didn't put up much resistance.
To endure; to put up with; to tolerate.
To provide funds in advance.
- Butty Sugrue put up £300,000 for the Ali–Lewis fight.
To build a structure.
To make available; to offer.
- The picture was put up for auction.
- I put my first child up for adoption.
To cause (wild game) to break cover.
To can (food) domestically; to preserve (meat, fruit or vegetables) by sterilizing and storing in a bottle, jar or can.
To score; to accumulate scoring. Ellipsis of to put up on the scoreboard.
To set (matter) in capital letters; to switch text from lowercase to capital letters.
To compliment or respect (someone); to number (someone) among some greats.
- I put him up with Biggie, Tupac and them.
To kill (someone).
- I'll put him up.
Synonym of frame up (“falsely pin a crime on”).
To inspect or plan out with a view to robbery.