The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
The initial portion of some extended thing.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push.
A right to sell something at a predetermined price.
An old card game.
To convey coal in the mine, as for example from the working to the tramway.
To play a card or a hand in the game called put.
To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition.
To express something in a certain manner.
To set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention.
To place something somewhere.
To attach or attribute; to assign.
To exercise a put option.
To throw a heavy iron ball, as a sport. (See shot put. Do not confuse with putt.)
To steer; to direct one's course; to go.