Place vs. Put

By Jaxson

  • Place (noun)

    An area; somewhere within an area.

  • Place (noun)

    An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.

  • Place (noun)

    A group of houses.

    “They live at Westminster Place.”

  • Place (noun)

    An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.

  • Place (noun)

    Any area of the earth: a region.

    “He is going back to his native place on vacation.”

  • Place (noun)

    The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.

    “We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places.”

  • Place (noun)

    The area where one lives: one’s home, formerly country estates and farms.

    “Do you want to come over to my place later?”

  • Place (noun)

    An area of the skin.

  • Place (noun)

    An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.

  • Place (noun)

    A location or position in space.

  • Place (noun)

    A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.

  • Place (noun)

    A passage or extract from a book or document.

  • Place (noun)

    A topic.

  • Place (noun)

    A frame of mind.

    “I’m in a strange place at the moment.”

  • Place (noun)

    A chess position; a square of the chessboard.

  • Place (noun)

    A responsibility or position in an organization.

  • Place (noun)

    An area to fight: a battlefield or the contested ground in a battle.

  • Place (noun)

    A role or purpose; a station.

    “It is really not my place to say what is right and wrong in this case.”

  • Place (noun)

    The position of a contestant in a competition.

    “We thought we would win but only ended up in fourth place.”

  • Place (noun)

    The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position.

    “to win a bet on a horse for place”

  • Place (noun)

    A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.

  • Place (noun)

    Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.

    “three decimal places;”

    “the hundreds place”

  • Place (noun)

    Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.

    “That’s what I said in the first place!”

  • Place (noun)

    Reception; effect; implying the making room for.

  • Place (verb)

    To put (an object or person) in a specific location.

    “He placed the glass on the table.”

  • Place (verb)

    To earn a given spot in a competition.

    “The Cowboys placed third in the league.”

  • Place (verb)

    To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.

    “I’ve seen him before, but I can’t quite place where.”

  • Place (verb)

    To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.

    “Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race.”

  • Place (verb)

    To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.

  • Place (verb)

    To arrange for or to make (a bet).

    “I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.”

  • Place (verb)

    To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.

    “They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.”

  • Place (verb)

    To place-kick (a goal).

  • Put (verb)

    To place something somewhere.

    “She put her books on the table.”

  • Put (verb)

    To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition.

    “Put your house in order!”

    “He is putting all his energy into this one task.”

    “She tends to put herself in dangerous situations.”

  • Put (verb)

    To exercise a put option.

    “He got out of his Procter and Gamble bet by putting his shares at 80.”

  • Put (verb)

    To express something in a certain manner.

    “When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point.”

  • Put (verb)

    To throw a heavy iron ball, as a sport. See shot put. Do not confuse with putt.

  • Put (verb)

    To steer; to direct one’s course; to go.

  • Put (verb)

    To play a card or a hand in the game called put.

  • Put (verb)

    To attach or attribute; to assign.

    “to put a wrong construction on an act or expression”

  • Put (verb)

    To lay down; to give up; to surrender.

  • Put (verb)

    To set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention.

    “to put a question; to put a case”

  • Put (verb)

    To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.

  • Put (verb)

    To convey coal in the mine, as for example from the working to the tramway.

  • Put (noun)

    A right to sell something at a predetermined price.

  • Put (noun)

    A contract to sell a security at a set price on or before a certain date.

    “He bought a January ’08 put for Procter and Gamble at 80 to hedge his bet.”

  • Put (noun)

    The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push.

    “the put of a ball”

  • Put (noun)

    An old card game.

  • Put (noun)

    An idiot; a foolish person; a duffer.

  • Put (noun)

    A prostitute.

Wiktionary
  • Place (noun)

    a particular position, point, or area in space; a location

    “the monastery was a peaceful place”

    “he would always have a special place in her heart”

    “I can’t be in two places at once”

    “that street was no place for a lady”

  • Place (noun)

    a particular area on a larger surface

    “he lashed out and cut the policeman’s hand in three places”

  • Place (noun)

    a building or area used for a specified purpose or activity

    “the town has many excellent eating places”

    “a place of worship”

  • Place (noun)

    a person’s home

    “what about dinner at my place?”

  • Place (noun)

    a point in a book or other text reached by a reader at a particular time

    “I must have lost my place in the script”

  • Place (noun)

    a portion of space designated or available for or being used by someone

    “Jackie had saved her a place”

    “they hurried to their places at the table”

  • Place (noun)

    a vacancy or available position

    “he was offered a place at Liverpool University”

  • Place (noun)

    the regular or proper position of something

    “she put the book back in its place”

  • Place (noun)

    a person’s rank or status

    “occupation structures a person’s place in society”

  • Place (noun)

    a right or privilege resulting from someone’s role or position

    “I’m sure she has a story to tell, but it’s not my place to ask”

  • Place (noun)

    the role played by or importance attached to someone or something in a particular context

    “the place of computers in improving office efficiency”

  • Place (noun)

    a position in a sequence or series, typically one ordered on the basis of merit

    “his score left him in ninth place”

  • Place (noun)

    any of the first three or sometimes four positions in a race (used especially of the second, third, or fourth positions).

  • Place (noun)

    the second position, especially in a horse race.

  • Place (noun)

    the degree of priority given to something

    “accurate reportage takes second place to lurid detail”

  • Place (noun)

    the position of a figure in a series indicated in decimal or similar notation, especially one after the decimal point

    “calculate the ratios to one decimal place”

  • Place (noun)

    a square or short street

    “the lecture theatre is in New Burlington Place”

  • Place (noun)

    a country house with its grounds.

  • Place (verb)

    put in a particular position

    “a newspaper had been placed beside my plate”

  • Place (verb)

    cause to be in a particular situation

    “enemy officers were placed under arrest”

    “you are not placing yourself under any obligation”

  • Place (verb)

    allocate or assign (an abstract quality) to something

    “they place a great deal of emphasis on positive thought”

  • Place (verb)

    have a specified degree of advantage or convenience as a result of one’s position or circumstances

    “the company is well placed to seize the opportunity”

  • Place (verb)

    find a home or employment for

    “the children were placed with foster-parents”

  • Place (verb)

    dispose of (something, especially shares) by selling to a customer

    “the shares were placed last November”

  • Place (verb)

    arrange for the recognition and implementation of (an order, bet, etc.)

    “they placed a contract for three boats”

  • Place (verb)

    order or obtain a connection for (a telephone call) through an operator

    “she placed a call to her husband to break the news”

  • Place (verb)

    identify or classify as being of a specified type or as holding a specified position in a sequence or hierarchy

    “a survey placed the company 13th for achievement”

  • Place (verb)

    be able to remember or identify (someone or something)

    “she eventually said she couldn’t place him”

  • Place (verb)

    achieve a specified position in a race

    “he was placed eleventh in the long individual race”

  • Place (verb)

    be among the first three or four in a race (or the first three in the US)

    “he won three times and placed three times”

    “the horse, Bahuddin, was not placed at Lingfield”

  • Place (verb)

    score (a goal) by a place kick.

  • Put (verb)

    move to or place in a particular position

    “Harry put down his cup”

    “I put my hand out towards her”

    “watch where you’re putting your feet!”

  • Put (verb)

    cause (someone or something) to go to a particular place and remain there for a time

    “India has put three experimental satellites into space”

  • Put (verb)

    (of a ship) proceed in a particular direction

    “they put in at Cuba to refit”

    “she stepped into the boat and put out to sea”

  • Put (verb)

    (of a river) flow in a particular direction.

  • Put (verb)

    bring into a particular state or condition

    “he is putting himself at risk”

    “they tried to put me at ease”

    “a large aid programme was put into practice”

  • Put (verb)

    imagine oneself in (a particular situation)

    “it was no use trying to put herself in his place”

  • Put (verb)

    write or print (something) in a particular place

    “they put my name on the cover page”

  • Put (verb)

    express (a thought or comment) in a particular way

    “to put it bluntly, he was not really divorced”

  • Put (verb)

    cause (someone or something) to be subject to something

    “commentators put some of the blame on Congress”

    “he defended his decision to put VAT on domestic fuel”

  • Put (verb)

    assign a particular value, figure, or limit to

    “it is very difficult to put a figure on the size of the budget”

  • Put (verb)

    estimate something to be (a particular amount)

    “estimates put the war’s cost at £1 million a day”

  • Put (verb)

    throw (a shot or weight) as an athletic sport

    “she set a women’s record by putting the shot 56′ 7″”

  • Put (noun)

    a throw of a shot or weight.

  • Put (noun)

    short for put option

Oxford Dictionary

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