put up |
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| Lexical unit types: | phrasal verb |
| Topics: | - |
| Source domains: | moving upwards |
| Particles: | up |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | put |
| CEFR Levels: | B1 | Synomyms: | hold up | Antonyms: | put down | Definition: | 1. to raise something or put it in a higher position 2. to fix a poster or notice on a wall | Examples: |
1) I put my hand up to answer the teacher’s question. 2) I put up a small poster on Saturday evening, but someone had taken it down.
Cambridge English Dictionary: put something up |
Motivation: |
UP is motion from a lower to a higher place. Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. |
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