The captain put one soldier above the wall so he could see trouble coming.
•In the painting, the artist put an angel above the small shed.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
put someone above — put someone/something/ before/over/above/ phrase to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else The company had been accused of putting profits before safety. T … Useful english dictionary
put someone before — put someone/something/ before/over/above/ phrase to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else The company had been accused of putting profits before safety. T … Useful english dictionary
put someone over — put someone/something/ before/over/above/ phrase to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else The company had been accused of putting profits before safety. T … Useful english dictionary
put someone/something in the shade — SURPASS, outshine, outclass, overshadow, eclipse, transcend, cap, top, outstrip, outdo, put to shame, beat, outperform, upstage; informal run rings around, be a cut above, leave standing. → shade … Useful english dictionary
put — [ 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
put something above — put someone/something/ before/over/above/ phrase to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else The company had been accused of putting profits before safety. T … Useful english dictionary
put something before — put someone/something/ before/over/above/ phrase to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else The company had been accused of putting profits before safety. T … Useful english dictionary
put something over — put someone/something/ before/over/above/ phrase to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else The company had been accused of putting profits before safety. T … Useful english dictionary
put */*/*/ — UK [pʊt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms put : present tense I/you/we/they put he/she/it puts present participle putting past tense put past participle put 1) a) to move something to a particular position, especially using your hands She put… … English dictionary
Put — An option granting the right to sell the underlying futures contract. Opposite of a call. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. put put 1 [pʊt] verb put PTandPP putting PRESPART … Financial and business terms
put — An option contract giving the buyer the right to sell something at a specified price within a certain period of time. A put is purchased in expectation of lower prices. If prices are expected to rise, a put may be sold. The seller receives the… … Financial and business terms
