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puts up to

puts up to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put up to.

Meaning of put up to

Verb

put up to (third-person singular simple present puts up to, present participle putting up to, simple past and past participle put up to)

  1. (ditransitive, idiomatic) To encourage or trick (someone) to perform (an action which is foolish or wrong).
    • "He's goin' to that well there after water."
      "We ain't dyin' of thirst, are we? That's foolishness."
      "Well, somebody put him up to it, an' he's doin' it."1895, Stephen Crane, A Mystery of Heroism
    Synonyms:
    entice, induce, inveigle

Questions about puts up to

What is puts up to the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts up to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put up to.

Words near puts up to in the dictionary

  1. puts up on
  2. puts up one's dukes
  3. puts up one's hand
  4. puts up one's hands
  5. puts up or shuts up
  6. puts up to
  7. puts up with
  8. puts wood in t'hole
  9. puts wood in t’hole
  10. puts words in someone's mouth
  11. putsch

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