put up (v.)

1.become bigger or greater in amount"The amount of work increased"

2.increase the price of

3.cause to rise up

4.preserve in a can or tin"tinned foods are not very tasty"

5.put up with something or somebody unpleasant"I cannot bear his constant criticism" "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" "he learned to tolerate the heat" "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

6.propose as a candidate for some honor

7.construct, build, or erect"Raise a barn"

8.provide"The city has to put up half the required amount"

9.mount or put up"put up a good fight" "offer resistance"

10.provide housing for"The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"

put-up (adj.)

1.planned secretly"it was a put-up job"