Meaning of put by | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To store, or place in reserve; to save (money, etc.) for later use.
   transitive
2. To remove (something) from the present context and into its proper place; (figurative) to reject or disregard.
   transitive
3. To perform an action without attracting the attention of.
   ditransitive
4. Of a ship: to be run aground intentionally to avoid a collision
   intransitive

Examples

“Our family has been putting food by for generations.”

“I have put by a few hundred pounds for a rainy day.”

“When the lesson was finished, she put by her books and papers.”

“For Christian shame, put by this barbarous brawl:”

“I refolded and put by his letter and the draft for the fifty pounds,”

“When I came first to Caulds I sought to prevail upon him to accept the eldership, but he aye put me by, and when I heard his tale I saw that he had done wisely.”

“I managed to put that transaction by accounts payable.”

“The Bow Spring put by to avoid colliding with the Manzanillo II.”

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