put+a+point+on
1put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in …
2put — [[t]p ʊt[/t]] ♦ puts, putting (The form put is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB When you put something in a particular place or position, you move it into that place or position. [V n prep/adv]… …
3put */*/*/ — UK [pʊt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms put : present tense I/you/we/they put he/she/it puts present participle putting past tense put past participle put 1) a) to move something to a particular position, especially using your hands She put… …
4put*/*/*/ — [pʊt] (past tense past participle put) verb [T] 1) to move something to a particular position using your hands Where did you put the newspaper?[/ex] Did I put my wallet in your bag?[/ex] She put her hand on Cliff s arm.[/ex] 2) to cause someone… …
5put over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put over : present tense I/you/we/they put over he/she/it puts over present participle putting over past tense put over past participle put over 1) same as put across I don t think I put my point over very… …
6put sth across — UK US put sth across Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to express an idea, opinion, etc. clearly so that people can easily understand it: »I do expect standards to be met and, if I have to, I can put the point across… …
7put across — or put over PHRASAL VERB When you put something across or put it over, you succeed in describing or explaining it to someone. [V n P] He has taken out a half page advertisement in his local paper to put his point across …
8ˌput sth ˈover — phrasal verb same as put sth across I don t think I put my point over very clearly.[/ex] …
9point — [point] n. [OFr, dot, prick < L punctum, dot, neut. of punctus, pp. of pungere, to prick (< IE base * peuĝ , *peuk̑, to prick, jab > Ger fichte, spruce tree, L pugil, boxer, pugnus, fist); also < OFr pointe, sharp end < ML puncta… …
10point — [n1] speck bit, count, dot, fleck, flyspeck, full stop, iota, mark, minim, mite, mote, notch, particle, period, scrap, stop, tittle, trace; concepts 79,831 point [n2] specific location locality, locus, place, position, site, situation, spot,… …
