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more info put-down, n.
a crushing remark
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more info put-on, n.
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
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something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
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a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
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more info put-put, n.
a small gasoline engine (as on motor boat)
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more info put-up, adj.
planned secretly
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"it was a put-up job"
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more info put-upon, adj.
(of persons) taken advantage of
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"after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"
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more info putamen, n.
(putamina)
the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus
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more info putative, adj.
purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds
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"the foundling's putative father"
"the putative author of the book"
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more info putdownable, adj.
(of a book) poorly written and not entertaining
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more info putoff, n.
(putoffs)
a pretext for delay or inaction
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more info putout, n.
(putouts)
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an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout)
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"the first baseman made 15 putouts"
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more info putrefacient, adj.
causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction
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more info putrefaction, n.
(putrefactions)
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
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"the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"
"moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"
"its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"
"Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
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(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
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a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
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more info putrefactive, adj.
causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction
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more info putrefiable, adj.
liable to decay or spoil or become putrid
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more info putrefy, v.
(putrefied, putrefies, putrefying)
become putrid; decay with an offensive smell
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"organic matter putrefies"

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entailment
more info putrescence, n.
(putrescences)
the quality of rotting and becoming putrid
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in a state of progressive putrefaction
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more info putrescent, adj.
becoming putrid
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"a trail lined by putrescent carcasses"
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more info putrescible, adj.
liable to decay or spoil or become putrid
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more info putrescine, n.
(putrescines)
a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter
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more info putrid, adj.
morally corrupt or evil
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"the putrid atmosphere of the court"
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in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor
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"horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham
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of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
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"putrid decomposition"
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more info putrid-smelling, adj.
having the putrid odor of decaying organic matter
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more info putridity, n.
(putridities)
the state of being putrid
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more info putridness, n.
(putridnesses)
in a state of progressive putrefaction
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more info putsch, n.
(putsches)
a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
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more info putt, n.
(putts)
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
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"his putting let him down today
he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
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more info putt, v.
(putted, putting, putts)
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strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter
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"he putted the ball several feet past the hole"

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hit
hit a putt
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"he lost because he putted so poorly"

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more info puttee, n.
(puttees)
a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I
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more info putter, n.
(putters)
the iron normally used on the putting green
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a golfer who is putting
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more info putter, v.
(puttered, puttering, putters)
move around aimlessly
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do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
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"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

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work lightly
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"The old lady is pottering around in the garden"

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more info putter around, v.
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move around aimlessly
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