put about phrasal verb ( see also ↑ put )
1 . put something about British English informal to give other people news or information, especially when it is unpleasant or untrue:
After he was fired, he put it about that he was fed up with working for such a large company.
2 . put (something) about technical if a ship puts about or if you put it about, it changes direction
3 . put yourself about British English informal to have sexual relationships with a lot of different people