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Definition of Put back

1. Verb. Put something back where it belongs. "Please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

2. Verb. Cost a certain amount. "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

Definition of Put back

1. Verb. (transitive) To return something to it's original place. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To postpone an arranged event or appointment. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To drink fast; to knock down alcohol. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Put Back

put-up put-up job put-upon put a damper on put a foot wrong put a lid on it put a sock in it put a stop to put about put across

put all one's eggs in one basket put an end to put aside put at ease put away put back (current term) put behind bars put by put case put differently

put down put down for put down roots put down to put downs put food on the table put forth put forward put hair on someone's chest put heads together

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