put-up

adj. Informal.

Planned or prearranged secretly: The theft was a put-up job.

1.  Erect, build; also, lift to a higher position. For example, They put up three new houses on our street, or She looks more grownup when she puts up her hair in a bun. [c. 1600]
2.  Preserve, can, as in She put up countless jars of jam. [Early 1800s]
3.  Nominate, as in Tom put up Peter for president. [Late 1500s]
4.  Provide funds, especially in advance, as in They put up nearly a million for the new museum.
5.  put someone up. Provide lodgings for, as in We can put you up for the night. [Mid-1700s]
6.  Startle game from cover, as in The hunter put up three grouse. [Late 1400s]
7.  Offer for sale, as in They had to put up their last antiques. [Early 1700s]
8.  Make a display or appearance of, as in They were actually broke but put up a good front. [First half of 1800s]
9.  Do well in a contest, as in They put up a good fight. [Late 1800s]
10.  Stake money for a bet, as in Each player put up ten dollars. [Mid-1800s]

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v

Definition: accommodate guest
Antonyms: turn away

v

Definition: build, erect
Antonyms: destroy, ruin

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: planned secretly

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - aftalt spil

Nederlands (Dutch)
opstokerij, opstoken

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abgekartet

idioms:

• put-up job    abgekartetes Spiel

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σκηνοθετημένος, στημένος

Italiano (Italian)
losco

idioms:

• put-up job    affare losco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tramado, planejado

Русский (Russian)
сфабрикованный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - planeado, urdido, arreglado de antemano

idioms:

• put-up job    trama, confabulación

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fixat i förväg, hemligt förberedd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
密谋的, 捏造的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 密謀的, 捏造的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 미리 꾸며 낸

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 揚げる, 建てる, 提出する, 売りにだす, 貯蔵する, 包装する, 指名する, 支払う, しまう, 片づける, 泊まらせる, 上演する, もくろむ, 狩り出す, 立候補する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مدبرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוצע כמועמד, תלוי, מותקן, מזויף (לעשות רושם), סיפקו (לו) אירוח ולינה‬

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