Rate this phrase:3.0 / 1 vote

put by

To run a ship aground intentionally to avoid a collision.
395 Views
“

The Bow Spring put by to avoid colliding with the Manzanillo II

Collection   Edit    

Submitted on March 25, 2011

Additional definitions for 'put by':

put byTo preserve food by canning, freezing, drying, etc.
put byTo perform an action without attracting attention.
put byTo save money.
See them all »

Translation

Find a translation for the put by phrase in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Nearby phrases

Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to put by

put downput awayput backput downput awayput downput awayput awayput backput backput downput asideput downput away

How to pronounce this phrase?

Discuss this put by phrase with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this put by definition to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "put by." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 Dec. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/phrase/put-by_1160>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a phrases master?

    »
    As blind as a...
    A Sheep
    B Fish
    C Bat
    D Cat

    Browse Phrases.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ