putting by

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To store, or place in reserve; to save (money, etc.) for later use.
   • Our family has been putting food by for generations.

   Synonyms:

   save, sneak past, get past

2. (transitive) To remove (something) from the present context and into its proper place; (figurative) to reject or disregard.
   • When the lesson was finished, she put by her books and papers.

   Synonyms:

   put away, set aside, put aside, lay aside

3. (ditransitive) To perform an action without attracting the attention of.
   • I managed to put that transaction by accounts payable.
4. (intransitive) Of a ship: to be run aground intentionally to avoid a collision
   • The Bow Spring put by to avoid colliding with the Manzanillo II.