putting back

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Definition of putting back in English English dictionary

put back
To return something to it's original place

He carefully put the vase back on the shelf.

put back
To postpone an arranged event or appointment

The meeting has been put back to 5.00 pm.

put back
To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time

Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks back an hour.

put back
To drink fast; to knock down alcohol

Whisky he sipped at suspiciously, and still had not got an adult taste for; but wine he loved, and he put back champagne as if it were lager, with awful belches and chuckles after each glass.

put back
put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"
put back
To put something back means to delay it or arrange for it to happen later than you previously planned. There are always new projects which seem to put the reunion back further News conferences due to be held by both men have been put back. = delay
put back
returned
put back
cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"
putting back

    Hyphenation

    put·ting back

    Turkish pronunciation

    pûtîng bäk

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpo͝otəɴɢ ˈbak/ /ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈbæk/
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