to put back

Определение to put back в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: To return something to it's original place
He carefully put the vase back on the shelf.; To postpone an arranged event or appointment
The meeting has been put back to 5.00 pm.; 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.; 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 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"; 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; returned; cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"