Put+off

  • 41Put — Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To… …

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  • 42Put case — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …

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  • 43put — ► VERB (putting; past and past part. put) 1) move to or place in a particular position. 2) bring into a particular state or condition: she tried to put me at ease. 3) (put on/on to) cause to carry or be subject to. 4) assign a value, figure, or… …

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  • 44put someone off their stroke — british phrase to cause someone to stop what they are doing or to make a mistake He was put off his stroke by the arguing in the next room. Thesaurus: to stop someone doing somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: stroke …

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  • 45put somebody off something — ˌput sb ˈoff sth/sb derived to make sb lose interest in or enthusiasm for sth/sb • He was put off science by bad teaching. • put somebody off something doing sth The accident put her off driving for life. Main entry: ↑putderived …

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  • 46put somebody off somebody — ˌput sb ˈoff sth/sb derived to make sb lose interest in or enthusiasm for sth/sb • He was put off science by bad teaching. • put somebody off somebody doing sth The accident put her off driving for life. Main entry: ↑putderived …

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  • 47put — [poot] vt. put, putting [ME putten < or akin to OE potian, to push: mod. senses prob. < Scand, as in Dan putte, Swed dial. putta, to put away, push, akin to OE pyttan, to sting, goad] 1. a) to drive or send by a blow, shot, or thrust [to… …

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  • 48Put — (put; often p[u^]t in def. 3), v. i. 1. To go or move; as, when the air first puts up. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To steer; to direct one s course; to go. [1913 Webster] His fury thus appeased, he puts to land. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To… …

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  • 49put somebody off their stroke — put sb off their ˈstroke idiom (BrE) to make sb make a mistake or hesitate in what they are doing • My speech was going well until I was put off my stroke by an interruption. Main entry: ↑strokeidiom …

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  • 50off — off1 [ôf, äf] adv. [LME var. of of,OF1, later generalized for all occurrences of of in stressed positions] 1. so as to be or keep away, at a distance, to a side, etc. [to move off, to ward off] 2. so as to be measured, divided, etc. [to pace off …

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