verb
- to place or set something in a particular position or location
- to cause someone or something to be in a particular state or condition
- to express or state something in words
noun
- a throw or shot, especially in sports like shot put
Usage: sports
Examples
- Please put the book on the shelf.
- She put her keys in her purse.
- The medicine put him to sleep.
- How should I put this delicately?
- They put all their savings into the business.
- He made an excellent put in the shot put competition.
- Put your hands up!
- The teacher put the students in groups.