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put up

to build or as past tense, built
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We put up the hurricane shutters just in time before the hurricane hit.

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Submitted on July 22, 2010

Modified by TriplePurple on March 19, 2024

Additional definitions for 'put up':

put upTo place in a high location.
put upTo hang or mount.
put upTo cajole or dare to do something.
put upTo store away.
put upTo house, shelter, or take in.
put upTo present, especially in "put up a fight".
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