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preserve in a can or tin
tinned foods are not very tasty -
provide
The city has to put up half the required amount -
construct, build, or erect
Raise a barn -
make available for sale at an auction
The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction -
place so as to be noticed
post a warning at the dump
post a sign -
mount or put up
offer resistance
put up a good fight -
provide housing for
The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town - propose as a candidate for some honor
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put up with something or somebody unpleasant
he learned to tolerate the heat
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
I cannot bear his constant criticism
How To Use put up In A Sentence
- Even so it is a very secure bend and can put up with a good deal of strain and movement. It can also be used to tie a bend with thin line.
- (Regular posters such as Kurland put up more on their own 3-D YouTube channels.) USATODAY.com Weather News
- They have to put up with some shoddy sequels to groundbreaking originals.
- The old flower and fruit market has been put up for sale.
- The central bank has put up interest rates.
- They currently have up to 65 days to notify consumers after they have put up prices. Times, Sunday Times
- In recent years the Grahams have had to put up with freezing cold, mildew and woodworm.
- It's heartening to know that not all Mexicans are in thrall to the mighty Christmas tree and still put up nacimientos in their homes! OK! Now that I know . . . . . .
- My kitchen sink view is to the north, up the hill that crests our property, to a small apple orchard and the run my husband put up for our dogs (we call it their "playpen" and whenever they hear that word, they go crazy!) Posy
- Sir Robert Smirke in 1807 put up work which consisted chiefly of panelling, which was affixed to the easternmost wall of the feretory. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See