putsomethingup
phrasal verbwithputverbuk/pʊt/us/pʊt/present participleputting|past tense and past participleput
(RAISE)
B1
toraisesomething, or tofixsomething in araisedposition:
Why don't you put upyourhood/umbrella?
I put myhandup toasktheteacheraquestion.
I put myhairup(=fastenedit into apositionon thetopof myhead)for thewedding.
Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- around
- changesomethingaround
- circle
- consign
- fit
- install
- lie
- manoeuvrable
- pile(something)up
- plant
- reinstall
- reinstallation
- relocate
- reorientate
- reorientation
- stick
- transpose
- transposition
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Raising and lowering
(BUILD)
B2
tobuildsomething:
They'replanningto put ahotelup where themuseumused to be.
We're going to put up a newfencearoundourgarden.
to build something
- buildThe house was built in the 1950s.
- constructThe company wants to construct a 175-mile pipeline.
- put something upPutting up a wall will not solve the problem.
- erectIt's unlawful to erect a building until you get approval.
- assembleHe has a job assembling furniture in a warehouse.
- put togetherWithout the instruction sheet, I've got no idea how to put all these parts together.
Building: construction work & workers
- banksman
- blaster
- break groundidiom
- brick
- brick upsomething
- electrician
- erection
- flip
- found
- glazier
- joiner
- refurbish
- refurbished
- refurbishment
- renovate
- renovation
- tiler
- well built
- workman
- wright
(FIX)
tofixanobjectto averticalsurface:
We've put up some newcurtainsin thelivingroom.
Postersadvertisingtheconcerthave been put up all over thetown.
Fastening and tying
- anchor
- bale
- be locked togetheridiom
- belay
- boardsomethingup
- bolt
- bound
- bowline
- granny knot
- half hitch
- harness
- hobble
- hogtie
- stake
- strapsomeonein
- strapsomethingup
- tack
- tapesomethingup
- tether
- tiesomeonedown
(MONEY)
B1mainlyUK
toincreasethepriceorvalueof something:
Iseethey've put up thepriceoffuelagain.
toprovideorlendanamountofmoneyfor aparticularpurpose:
Themoneyfor the newhospitalwas put up by ananonymousdonor.
Hisbrotherhasagreedto put upbailfor him.
- They've put uptaxoncigarettes.
- Highdemandhas put up thepriceofhousesin thisarea.
Price increases
- accrual
- added value
- anti-inflation
- anti-inflationary
- appreciate
- counter-inflation
- counter-inflationary
- go through the roofidiom
- inflate
- inflationary spiral
- overheat
- reinflation
- rise
- rocket
- roof
- runsomethingup
- shooting
- shrinkflation
- skyrocket
- soaring
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Borrowing & lending
Investing money
(JAM)
US
topreservefoodinglassormetalcontainers:
There is aperiodofyoungmotherhoodwhen youwashandiron,garden, and put uppreserves.
- When she's notworking, she puts upjam, doesjigsawpuzzles, andtutorsstudentsinmathsandscience.
- Whenyourgrandmotherused topickcherriesfrom thegarden, did she put uppreserves?
Preserving & storing food
- beeswax wrap
- bin
- biscuit tin
- bread basket
- bread bin
- crystallized
- deep freeze
- defrost
- flash-freeze
- foil
- pasteurize
- pasteurized
- pickle
- pickled
- pickling
- tinfoil
- tinned
- tub
- Tupperware
- vacuum-packed