- put-and-take
- noun Date: 1922 any of various games of chance played with a teetotum or with dice in which players contribute to a pool and take from it according to the instructions on the top or dice
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put-and-take — /poot n tayk /, n. any of various games of chance played with a teetotum or other special type of top, in which each player puts in an equal stake before starting to spin the top. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
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take care of sb — take care of sth/sb ► to look after or protect something or someone: »Take care of your home: it s your largest asset. »People are doing this job to put food on the table and take care of their children. ► to deal with or be responsible for… … Financial and business terms
take care of sth — take care of sth/sb ► to look after or protect something or someone: »Take care of your home: it s your largest asset. »People are doing this job to put food on the table and take care of their children. ► to deal with or be responsible for… … Financial and business terms
take care of sth/sb — ► to look after or protect something or someone: »Take care of your home: it s your largest asset. »People are doing this job to put food on the table and take care of their children. ► to deal with or be responsible for something: »He suggested… … Financial and business terms
put — /poot/, v., put, putting, adj., n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc.: to put everything in order. 3. to… … Universalium
Put — Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Put — Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Put case — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
