Verb
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propose as a candidate for some honor
- put forward -
provide
"The city has to put up half the required amount"
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provide housing for
"The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
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preserve in a can or tin
"tinned foods are not very tasty"
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make available for sale at an auction
"The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"
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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"
- stick out -
construct, build, or erect
"Raise a barn"
- set up -
mount or put up
"put up a good fight"
"offer resistance"
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place so as to be noticed
"post a sign"
"post a warning at the dump"