put+back

  • 41put — [[t]p ʊt[/t]] ♦ puts, putting (The form put is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB When you put something in a particular place or position, you move it into that place or position. [V n prep/adv]… …

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  • 42put */*/*/ — UK [pʊt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms put : present tense I/you/we/they put he/she/it puts present participle putting past tense put past participle put 1) a) to move something to a particular position, especially using your hands She put… …

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  • 43back — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, DROP BACK. EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE S HEAD, FADE BACK, FALL BACK, FALL BACK ON, FLANKER BACK. FROM WAY BACK, GET BACK AT, GET ONE S BACK UP,… …

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  • 44back — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, DROP BACK. EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE S HEAD, FADE BACK, FALL BACK, FALL BACK ON, FLANKER BACK. FROM WAY BACK, GET BACK AT, GET ONE S BACK UP,… …

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  • 45back — See: back of or in back of, behind one s back, brush back, come back, cut back, double back, draw back, drop back. eyes in the back of one s head, fade back, fall back, fall back on, flanker back, from way back, get back at, get one s back up,… …

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  • 46put something back — 1 he put the books back: REPLACE, return, restore, put away, tidy away. 2 they put back the film s release date.: See put something off. → put …

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  • 47put something off — POSTPONE, defer, delay, put back, adjourn, hold over, reschedule, shelve, table; informal put on ice, put on the back burner. → put * * * postpone something they can t put off a decision much longer * * * ˌput sthˈoff derived to change sth to a… …

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  • 48put off — 1) you shouldn t let his bad attitude put you off Syn: deter, discourage, dissuade, daunt, unnerve, intimidate, scare off, repel, repulse; distract, disturb, divert, sidetrack; informal turn off 2) don t put off such important decisions …

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  • 49put about — Synonyms and related words: about ship, back and fill, bear away, bear off, bear to starboard, beat, beat about, box off, break, bring about, bring round, cant, cant round, cast, cast about, change course, change the heading, come about,… …

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  • 50put — verb 1) she put the parcel on a chair Syn: place, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, plant; informal stick, dump, park, plonk, plunk, pop 2) he didn t want to be put in a category …

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