put up

put up
1) PHRASAL VERB If people put up a wall, building, tent, or other structure, they construct it so that it is upright.

[V P n (not pron)] Protesters have been putting up barricades across a number of major intersections...

[V P n (not pron)] He was putting up a new fence at his home. [Also V n P]

Syn:
Ant:
2) PHRASAL VERB If you put up a poster or notice, you fix it to a wall or board.

[V n P] They're putting new street signs up...

The teacher training college put up a plaque to the college's founder.

Ant:
3) PHRASAL VERB To put up resistance to something means to resist it.

[V P n] In the end the Kurds surrendered without putting up any resistance...

[V P n] He'd put up a real fight to keep you there...

[V P n] The fish put up a spectacular 20 minute struggle before being netted.

4) PHRASAL VERB If you put up money for something, you provide the money that is needed to pay for it.

[V P n (not pron)] The state agreed to put up $69,000 to start his company...

[V n P] The merchant banks raise capital for industry. They don't actually put it up themselves.

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5) PHRASAL VERB To put up the price of something means to cause it to increase.

[V P n (not pron)] Their friends suggested they should put up their prices...

[V n P] They know he would put their taxes up.

Syn:
raise, increase
6) PHR-V-ERG If a person or hotel puts you up or if you put up somewhere, you stay there for one or more nights.

[V n P] I wanted to know if she could put me up for a few days...

[V n P] Hundreds of junior civil servants have to be put up in hotel rooms and temporary hostels...

[V P prep] He decided that he would drive back to town instead of putting up for the night at the hotel.

7) PHR-V-ERG If a political party puts up a candidate in an election or if the candidate puts up, the candidate takes part in the election.

[V P n (not pron)] The new party is putting up 15 candidates for 22 seats...

[V P as n] He put up as a candidate.


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