put back

phrasal verb

put back; putting back; puts back

1

: to return (something) to the place where it belongs

Remember to put the vacuum cleaner back in the closet after you've used it.

The books had been put back neatly on the shelf.

2

British : to change (a planned event) to start at a later date or time

They put back the game until next week.

Examples of put back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Seconds later, the final whistle blew in Aberdeen and, in Glasgow, those green ribbons were put back in their box. —Michael Walker, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025

He was placed in leg shackles at one stop and eventually put back into the wagon on his stomach, hands cuffed, with his head facing the front. —Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025

The airport is a money maker thanks to its fuel operations and storage facilities, and Mathis said that profit will be put back into future airport development. —Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025

Although Diego Carlos and Jhon Duran left permanently in that same window for combined fees of about £72million, the financial load was put back on, and increased, with Rashford and Asensio arriving. —Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for put back

• aback
• anzac
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback