to put up

Examples

• All

• It was his idea to put up more crosses on the wall and change the lighting, make it feel more like a church or a sacred place, less like a business or an office.

  Bernie (2012)

• The workers will put up the new building in less than a month.

• My dad and his dad took four or five days to put up the whole thing.

• I put up an extra bed.

  Melinda and Melinda (2004)

• First, they put up cameras.

  American Dream (2021)

• Then my father helped me put up a basket in the backyard of our house.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The Empire State Building was put up in one year and 45 days in the middle of a depression.

  Academic text (2011)

• In their place, the city put up an iron railing and metal gates.

  Academic text (1995)

• With Oates still shuffling far behind, the others begin to put up the tent.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Across from the terrace, Hardy and Kip are putting up their tents.

  Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

B

to build

vsto put up

∞ 1.0

To make something by joining parts or materials

focuses on creating a standing structure such as a wall or sign

S

to set up

vsto put up

983 2.7

To assemble and prepare equipment or objects so they are ready to use

refers specifically to creating a physical standing structure rather than general setup

E

to erect

vsto put up

80 4.1

Build something like a wall or statue

applies also to small items such as signs as well as larger structures

R

to raise

vsto put up

46 3.7

To build a structure like a house or barn

emphasizes the finished act of creating a structure rather than the process

R

to rear

vsto put up

4 7.0

To build a structure like a house or barn

is used more widely for simple and varied physical installations

Antonyms

D

to dismantle

64 4.2

Take something apart into separate pieces

D

to demolish

54 3.7

Completely destroy a building or large structure

How Big

to construct

201 3.5

to build

∞ 1.0

to put up

59 3.0

to set up

983 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology