put back

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To return something to it's original place

He carefully put the vase back on the shelf.

To postpone an arranged event or appointment

The meeting has been put back to 5.00 pm.

To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time

Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks back an hour.

To drink fast; to knock down alcohol

Whisky he sipped at suspiciously, and still had not got an adult taste for; but wine he loved, and he put back champagne as if it were lager, with awful belches and chuckles after each glass.

put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"
To put something back means to delay it or arrange for it to happen later than you previously planned. There are always new projects which seem to put the reunion back further News conferences due to be held by both men have been put back. = delay
returned
cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"
put one's back into
To make a strenuous effort to do something

When he puts his back into the work, he gets quite a lot done.

put someone's back up
To annoy someone deliberately

You really put her back up there, John.

put the clock back
To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time

Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks back an hour.

putback
A move in which a player scores a basket immediately after securing an offensive rebound
put someone's back up
(deyim) Annoy or anger a person, either deliberately or inadvertently
put him back on his feet
set him straight, helped him out, helped him out of a crisis, helped to rehabilitate him
put in the back of one's mind
put the matter aside
put the clock back
change what was done in the past; go back in time
put back

    Turkish pronunciation

    pût bäk

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpo͝ot ˈbak/ /ˈpʊt ˈbæk/

    Etymology

    [ 'put ] (verb.) 12th century. Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch poten to plant.

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