n. the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

v. adapt; "put these words to music"

v. to hit a golf ball on the putting surface with a putter

v. attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"

v. estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

v. arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

v. propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"

v. bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"

v. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

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

v. give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

v. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"

v. give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"

v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

v. give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

v. present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

v. hand over formally

v. furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"

v. hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin

v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

v. make the last row of stitches when knitting

v. throw forcefully

v. throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"

v. give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"

v. send by rapid transport or special messenger service; "She expressed the letter to Florida"

v. throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"

v. devise or compose; "This designer makes up our Spring collections"

v. arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"

v. lift or elevate

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

v. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

v. get up on the back of; "mount a horse"

v. tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

v. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"

v. hand over formally

v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"

v. present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

v. plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week"

v. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

v. put into commission; equip for service; of ships

v. enter into a contractual arrangement

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

v. fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"

v. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

v. take away the enthusiasm of

v. form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"

v. connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to Rio"

v. prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface

v. pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal"

v. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"

v. direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

v. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

v. set at

v. lay on

v. put together out of existing material; "compile a list"

v. to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"

n. the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

v. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

v. destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"

v. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"

v. take and lift upward

v. give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"