put up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ put )
1 . BUILD put something ↔ up to build something such as a wall, fence, building etc SYN erect :
They’re putting up several new office blocks in the centre of town.
2 . FOR PEOPLE TO SEE put something ↔ up to put a picture, notice etc on a wall so that people can see it:
Can I put up some posters?
The shops have started to put up Christmas decorations.
3 . ATTACH SOMETHING put something ↔ up to attach a shelf, cupboard etc to a wall:
My dad put up five shelves.
4 . INCREASE put something ↔ up British English to increase the cost or value of something SYN raise :
Most big stores admit they daren’t put prices up for fear of losing their customers.
5 . RAISE put something ↔ up to raise something to a higher position:
I put up my hand and asked to leave the room.
Philip put his hood up because it was raining.
6 . LET SOMEBODY STAY put somebody up to let someone stay in your house and give them meals:
I was hoping Kenny could put me up for a few days.
7 . STAY SOMEWHERE British English to stay in a place for a short time
put up at/in/with
We can put up at a hotel for the night.
8 . put up a fight/struggle/resistance to show great determination to oppose something or get out of a difficult situation:
Gina put up a real fight to overcome the disease.
The rebels have put up fierce resistance.
9 . put up something to give an amount of money for a particular purpose:
The paper put up a reward for information on the murder.
10 . MAKE AVAILABLE put something up to make something or someone available for a particular purpose
put something up for
They put their house up for sale.
The baby was put up for adoption.
11 . put up a proposal/argument/case etc to explain a suggestion or idea so that other people can think about it or discuss it:
If you can put up a good enough case, the board will provide the finance.
12 . ELECTIONS put somebody ↔ up to suggest someone as a suitable person to be elected to a position:
I was put up for the committee.
13 . put up or shut up spoken informal used to tell someone that they should either do what needs to be done or stop talking about it