put up

Verb

• propose as a candidate for some honor

• provide
  • The city has to put up half the required amount
    

• provide housing for
  • The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town
    

• preserve in a can or tin
  • tinned foods are not very tasty
    

• make available for sale at an auction
  • The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction
    

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • I cannot bear his constant criticism
    
  • The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
    
  • he learned to tolerate the heat
    
  • She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
    

• construct, build, or erect
  • Raise a barn
    

• mount or put up
  • put up a good fight
    
  • offer resistance
    

• place so as to be noticed
  • post a sign
    
  • post a warning at the dump
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  nominate , put forward , contribute , house , domiciliate , can , tin , raise , erect , rear , set up , provide , offer , post
• Antonyms: 
  level , raze , rase , dismantle , tear down , take down , pull down