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21put off to a future time — index hold up (delay) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
22put off — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, adjourn, appall, bear off, beat around, beg the question, blind, blunt, cast off, chill, cloak, color, continue, cool, cover, cover story, cover up, dally, damp, dampen, defer, deflect, delay, deter,… …
23put off — I postpone, delay; avoid. See lateness, avoidance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. postpone, defer, retard; see delay . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To offer or put into circulation (an inferior or spurious item): fob off, foist, palm off, pass off.… …
24put off — transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. a. disconcert b. repel 2. a. to hold back to a later time b. to induce to wait < put the bill collector off > 3. to rid oneself of ; take …
25put off — Disturb. Disconcert. Also put one off one s stroke …
26put off — I. (Active.) 1. Discard, renounce, reject, cast aside, lay aside, divest one s self of. 2. Defeat, frustrate, disappoint, turn aside, baffle. 3. Defer, delay, procrastinate, postpone. 4. Get rid of, dispose of, pass fraudulently. II. (Neuter.)… …
27put off — postpone; take off clothing (Archaic); disgust, repulse; deter …
28put off their stroke — put (someone) off their stroke Brit : to cause someone to hesitate or be confused The last minute change of plans put me off my stroke. • • • Main Entry: ↑stroke …
29To put off — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …
30To put off — Put Put (put; often p[u^]t in def. 3), v. i. 1. To go or move; as, when the air first puts up. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To steer; to direct one s course; to go. [1913 Webster] His fury thus appeased, he puts to land. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …
