put back
verb
Forms puts back putting back
- verb (transitive) To return something to its original place. “He carefully put the vase back on the shelf.”
- verb (intransitive, nautical) To turn back; to return.
- verb (transitive) To postpone an arranged event or appointment. “The meeting has been put back to 5.00 pm.”
- verb (transitive, idiomatic) To drink fast; to knock down alcohol. “You'll need to put that drink back quickly; it's very nearly closing time.”
- verb (transitive, idiomatic) 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.”
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Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “put back”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details