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31put off — obsolete to kill It was used of animals: Ir ye gaun to pit aff da auld koo? {Shetland News, 1990, quoted in EDD) …
32put-off — n. Shift, evasion, excuse, pretext …
33put off — To postpone. In a bargain for the sale of goods, it may mean to postpone its completion or to procure a resale of the goods to a third person …
34put-off — n deterrent, discouragement, disincentive, hindrance, constraint, curb, damper, obstacle, restraint ≠ encouragement, incentive …
35never put off till tomorrow what you can do today — The proverb is often humorously reversed (see quots. 1869 and 1980). Cf. mid 14th cent. Fr. le bien que tu peus faire au matin, n’attens pas le soir ne l’endemain, do not wait for the evening or the next day (to do) the good which you can do in… …
36cause to put off to a later time — index hold up (delay) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
37put off the evil day — (or hour) postpone something unpleasant for as long as possible …
38put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …
39put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in …
40Put — 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… …
