Definition of putting

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Putting (n.) The throwing of a heavy stone, shot, etc., with the hand raised or extended from the shoulder; -- originally, a Scottish game..

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Trussing :: Trussing (n.) The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, or the like, by putting in struts, ties, etc., till it has something of the character of a truss..
Converse :: Converse (n.) A proposition which arises from interchanging the terms of another, as by putting the predicate for the subject, and the subject for the predicate; as, no virtue is vice, no vice is virtue..
Shift :: Shift (v. t.) The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution..
Uppish :: Uppish (a.) Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority.
Conversion :: Conversion (n.) The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or the contrary..
Mat :: Mat (n.) Any similar fabric for various uses, as for covering plant houses, putting beneath dishes or lamps on a table, securing rigging from friction, and the like..
Emission :: Emission (n.) The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the emission of light from the sun; the emission of heat from a fire; the emission of bank notes..
Derangement :: Derangement (n.) The act of deranging or putting out of order, or the state of being deranged; disarrangement; disorder; confusion; especially, mental disorder; insanity..
Respite :: Respite (n.) A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
Weave :: Weave (v. t.) To form, as cloth, by interlacing threads; to compose, as a texture of any kind, by putting together textile materials; as, to weave broadcloth; to weave a carpet; hence, to form into a fabric; to compose; to fabricate; as, to weave the plot of a story..
Exertion :: Exertion (n.) The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a laborious or perceptible effort; as, an exertion of strength or power; an exertion of the limbs or of the mind; it is an exertion for him to move, to-day..
Couching :: Couching (n.) The operation of putting down or displacing the opaque lens in cataract.
Alcoholization :: Alcoholization (n.) Saturation with alcohol; putting the animal system under the influence of alcoholic liquor.
Joinder :: Joinder (v. t.) The act of joining; a putting together; conjunction.
Entry :: Entry (n.) A putting upon record in proper form and order.
Croquet :: Croquet (v. t.) In the game of croquet, to drive away an opponent's ball, after putting one's own in contact with it, by striking one's own ball with the mallet..
Framing :: Framing (n.) The act, process, or style of putting together a frame, or of constructing anything; a frame; that which frames..
Putting :: Putting (n.) The throwing of a heavy stone, shot, etc., with the hand raised or extended from the shoulder; -- originally, a Scottish game..
Reembarkation :: Reembarkation (n.) A putting, or going, on board a vessel again..
Utterance :: Utterance (n.) Putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes..
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