To put about (Naut.), to change direction; to tack. -- To put back
(Naut.), to turn back; to return. "The French . . . had put back to
Toulon." Southey. -- To put forth. (a) To shoot, bud, or germinate.
"Take earth from under walls where nettles put forth." Bacon. (b) To
leave a port or haven, as a ship. Shak. -- To put in (Naut.), to enter
a harbor; to sail into port. -- To put in for. (a) To make a request or
claim; as, to put in for a share of profits. (b) To go into covert; --
said of a bird escaping from a hawk. (c) To offer one's self; to stand
as a candidate for. Locke. -- To put off, to go away; to depart; esp.,
to leave land, as a ship; to move from the shore. -- To put on, to
hasten motion; to drive vehemently. -- To put over (Naut.), to sail
over or across. -- To put to sea (Naut.), to set sail; to begin a
voyage; to advance into the ocean. -- To put up. (a) To take lodgings;
to lodge. (b) To offer one's self as a candidate. L'Estrange. -- To put
up to, to advance to. [Obs.] "With this he put up to my lord." Swift.
-- To put up with. (a) To overlook, or suffer without recompense,
punishment, or resentment; as, to put up with an injury or affront. (b)
To take without opposition or expressed dissatisfaction; to endure; as,
to put up with bad fare.
Put (?), n. 1. The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a
push; as, the put of a ball. "A forced put." L'Estrange.