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put-you-up noun

• a sofa or settee that can be converted into a bed.

put up

• construct or erect something.
• "I put up the tent and cooked a meal"
Similar: build, construct, erect, raise, set up,
• display a notice, sign, or poster.
• "she put up a sign advertising the guest house"
Similar: display, pin up, stick up, hang up, nail up, post,
• increase the cost of something.
• "I'm afraid I've got to put your rent up"
Similar: increase, raise, lift, jack up, hike, bump up,
• provide money as backing for an enterprise.
• "the sponsors are putting up £5,000 for the event"
Similar: provide, supply, furnish, give, come up with, contribute, donate, pledge, pay, advance, fork out, cough up, shell out, dish out, ante up, pony up,
• offer or show a particular degree of resistance, effort, or skill in a fight or competitive situation.
• "he put up a brave fight"
• offer something for sale or auction.
• "the mill was closed and put up for sale"
• accommodate someone temporarily.
• "we're going to put him up for a few days"
Similar: give accommodation to, provide with accommodation, accommodate, house, take in, give a roof to, give a bed to, lodge, quarter, billet,
• propose someone for election or adoption.
• "the party had put up a candidate in each constituency"
Similar: nominate, propose, put forward, recommend,
• cause game to rise from cover.
• "the dog almost immediately put up a pheasant"
• return a sword to its sheath.
• "he put up his sword and gave the body a kick"


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