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put

/pʊt/

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A right to sell something at a predetermined price.
A contract to sell a security at a set price on or before a certain date.
"He bought a January '08 put for Procter and Gamble at 80 to hedge his bet."
The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push.
"the put of a ball"
An old card game.

To place something somewhere.
"She put her books on the table."
To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition.
"He is putting all his energy into this one task."
To exercise a put option.
"He got out of his Procter and Gamble bet by putting his shares at 80."
To express something in a certain manner.
"When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point."
To throw a heavy iron ball, as a sport. (See shot put. Do not confuse with putt.)
To steer; to direct one's course; to go.
To play a card or a hand in the game called put.
To attach or attribute; to assign.
"to put a wrong construction on an act or expression"
To lay down; to give up; to surrender.
To set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention.
"to put a question; to put a case"
To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.
To convey coal in the mine, as for example from the working to the tramway.