puts up
Tolerates or builds
Puts up covers actions of raising, providing, or tolerating.
You put up a shelf, put up decorations, or put up a tent.
To put up money is to provide it: She put up half the investment.
To put someone up is to give them lodging: We can put you up for the night.
To put up with something is to tolerate it: I can't put up with this noise anymore.
Put up also means to offer resistance: They put up a good fight.
Vertical in position
- raiseLift or increase
- buildCreate a structure
- assembleJoin parts together
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
framework · structure · install · mount · hoist · post · signage · tent
Permit without approval
- bearLarge furry omnivore
- withstandRemain intact despite pressure
- sufferExperience pain or distress
- stand forMean or tolerate
stomach · abide · patience · forbearance · accept · cope · deal with · grin and bear it
Generous treatment of guests
- lodgingTemporary place to stay
- guestroomBedroom for visitors
- hostingReceiving guests socially
- spare roomExtra bedroom for visitors
overnight · houseguest · sleepover · couch · shelter · board · stay · visitor
Physical or verbal conflict
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- defenseProtection against harm
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
battle · stand · confrontation · defiance · retaliation · last stand · hold out · fend off
erect
Vertical in position
scaffold · framework · structure · install · mount · hoist · post · signage · tent · fence
tolerate
Permit without approval
stand for · stomach · abide · patience · forbearance · accept · cope · deal with · grin and bear it · long-suffering
hospitality
Generous treatment of guests
spare room · overnight · houseguest · sleepover · couch · shelter · board · stay · visitor · welcome
fight
Physical or verbal conflict
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- defenseProtection against harm
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
resistance · battle · stand · confrontation · defiance · retaliation · last stand · hold out · fend off · push back
wager
Stake on uncertainty
- betRisked stake on outcome
- antePre-deal poker payment
- collateralSecurity for debt
pledge · invest · risk · gamble · contribute · fund · bankroll · front · pool · kitty
puts uptears down
Destroys systematically
takes down · demolishes · dismantles · knocks down · razes
puts uptakes down
Records or defeats
removes · pulls down · strips · clears away · tears off
puts upturns away
Redirects or refuses
kicks out · evicts · throws out · refuses · expels
up, put, upright, upon, update, upgrade, upbeat, uphold, putting