# put up

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To place in a high location.
2. To hang; to mount.
3. To style (the hair) up on the head, instead of letting it hang down.
4. To cajole or dare (someone) to do (something).
5. To store away.
6. To house; to shelter; to take in.
7. To stay, to sojourn (at a hotel, inn, tavern, etc.)
8. To present, especially in "put up a fight".
9. To endure; to put up with; to tolerate.
10. To provide funds in advance.
11. To build a structure.
12. To make available; to offer.
13. To cause (wild game) to break cover.
14. To can (food) domestically; to preserve (meat, fruit or vegetables) by sterilizing and storing in a bottle, jar or can.
15. To score; to accumulate scoring. Ellipsis of to put up on the scoreboard.
16. To set (matter) in capital letters; to switch text from lowercase to capital letters.
17. To compliment or respect (someone); to number (someone) among some greats.
18. To kill (someone).
19. Synonym of frame up (“falsely pin a crime on”).
20. To inspect or plan out with a view to robbery.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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