puts
/pʊts/
puts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put.
puts is the plural of put.
Meaning of put
Verb
put (third-person singular simple present puts, present participle putting, simple past put, past participle put or (UK dialectal) putten)
- To physically place (sth or sb swh).
- She put her books on the table.
- Synonyms:
- locate
- To place in abstract; to attach or attribute; to assign.
- The government put restrictions on vehicle imports.
- To bring or set (into a certain relation, state or condition).
- Theſe Verſes Originally Greek, were put in Latin,1670, John Milton, “The [First] Book”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC, page 11
- To express (something in a certain manner).
- When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point.
- To set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention.
- I put it to you, Sir, that you are a thief and a liar.
- To set as a calculation or estimate.
- They have put the cost of repairs at around £10 million.
Proper noun capitalized: PUTS
PUTS
- Acronym of People Under the Stairs.
Noun capitalized: PUTs
PUTs
- plural of PUT
Phrases with puts
- puts by
- puts in
- puts on
- puts to
- puts up
- puts off
- puts out
- mama puts
- puts away
- puts back
- puts case
- puts down
188 more phrasesFewer phrases
- puts onto
- puts over
- puts past
- shot puts
- puts about
- puts ahead
- puts aside
- puts forth
- puts it to
- puts round
- puts under
- puts up on
- puts up to
- puts across
- puts around
- puts before
- puts lie to
- puts to bed
- puts to lie
- puts to sea
- puts to use
- puts asunder
- puts down as
- puts down to
- puts forward
- puts in mind
- puts in with
- puts it down
- puts it past
- puts on airs
- puts paid to
- puts through
- puts to rest
- puts to work
- puts up with
- puts a lid on
- puts a pin in
- puts down for
- puts horns on
- puts it about
- puts one over
- puts one past
- puts spurs to
- puts stock in
- puts store by
- puts store in
- puts straight
- puts the case
- puts to death
- puts to shame
- puts to sleep
- puts to words
- puts together
- puts a hurt on
- puts a name to
- puts a stop to
- puts an end to
- puts in a word
- puts in an oar
- puts in pledge
- puts it mildly
- puts on frills
- puts the screw
- puts up a show
- puts a block on
- puts a crimp in
- puts a shift in
- puts down roots
- puts in the pin
- puts in writing
- puts into words
- puts on the dog
- puts on the map
- puts one across
- puts out a fire
- puts out to sea
- puts the bee on
- puts the lid on
- puts the lie to
- puts the pot on
- puts the screws
- puts up a fight
- puts a damper on
- puts a lid on it
- puts a slight on
- puts foot to ass
- puts in the work
- puts into action
- puts on a clinic
- puts on the ritz
- puts on the spot
- puts one's stamp
- puts oneself out
- puts out feelers
- puts someone hip
- puts the bite on
- puts the boot in
- puts the heat on
- puts the make on
- puts to good use
- puts to the horn
- puts to the test
- puts a cork in it
- puts a foot wrong
- puts a premium on
- puts a sock in it
- puts in one's oar
- puts in the shade
- puts into context
- puts one's oar in
- puts out the fire
- puts out to grass
- puts pen to paper
- puts someone wise
- puts the moves on
- puts to the blush
- puts to the sword
- puts to the torch
- puts a slight upon
- puts in the ground
- puts into practice
- puts on a pedestal
- puts on the kibosh
- puts on the pounds
- puts one's feet up
- puts one's fist to
- puts one's hand to
- puts one's hand up
- puts oneself about
- puts someone on to
- puts someone under
- puts the brakes on
- puts the cabosh on
- puts the finger on
- puts the kibosh on
- puts the kybosh on
- puts up one's hand
- puts a hat on a hat
- puts heads together
- puts in a good word
- puts one's hands on
- puts one's heart in
- puts oneself across
- puts out to pasture
- puts some timber on
- puts someone on ice
- puts the clock back
- puts the squeeze on
- puts up one's dukes
- puts up one's hands
- puts up or shuts up
- puts wood in t'hole
- puts wood in t’hole
- puts a brave face on
- puts on a brave face
- puts one in hospital
- puts one's back into
- puts one's finger on
- puts someone on game
- puts the clocks back
- puts the hammer down
- puts the question to
- puts the stunners on
- puts to good account
- puts in an appearance
- puts on the red light
- puts one's foot in it
- puts one's heart into
- puts one's mind to it
- puts someone in a box
- puts someone on blast
- puts the bad mouth on
- puts the dead wood on
- puts the last hand to
- puts through the mill
- puts food on the table
- puts lipstick on a pig
- puts out of one's head
- puts out of one's mind
- puts someone's back up
- puts the clock forward
- puts the tin lid on it
- puts bread on the table
- puts one's foot down on
- puts someone in mind of
- puts someone's pipe out
- puts the arm on someone
- puts through the mangle
Words that rhyme with puts
Questions about puts
- What is puts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Puts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put.
- What part of speech is puts?
- Puts can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce puts?
- Puts is pronounced /pʊts/.
Words near puts in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: puts (page history and authors); PUTS (page history and authors); PUTs (page history and authors); put (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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