put back

Definition of Put Back in English :

Verb

1. put back, replace

put something back where it belongs

Example Sentences:
'replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it'
'please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them'

replace

2. knock back, put back, set back

cost a certain amount

Example Sentences:
'My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Put Back

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verb (tr, adverb)

1.

to return to its former place

2.

to move to a later time or date

the wedding was put back a fortnight

3.

to delay or impede the progress of

the strike put back production severely

Put Back

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1.

to replace

2.

to reset the hands of (a clock) to an earlier time

3. US

to demote (a pupil)

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