Definition of 'put up'

Verb

1. put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
      Synonyms: post
2. mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
      Synonyms: provide offer
3. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
      Synonyms: raise erect rear set up
      Antonyms: level raze rase dismantle tear down take down pull down
4. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
      Synonyms: digest endure stick out stomach bear stand tolerate support brook abide suffer
5. make available for sale at an auction; "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"
6. preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
      Synonyms: can tin
7. provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
      Synonyms: house domiciliate
8. provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount"
      Synonyms: contribute
9. propose as a candidate for some honor
      Synonyms: nominate put forward

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