- v. transitive To return something to it's original place. - v.
transitive To postpone an arranged event or appointment. - v.
transitive, idiomatic To drink fast; to knock down alcohol. - v.
transitive, idiomatic To change the time in a time zone to an
earlier time. - v. put something back where it belongs - v. cost
a certain amount “Mr Holman put back the receiver with a vicious
bang, and taking the cigar out of his mouth, regarded it with a
bitter look.” “Mr Telfair spoke without bitterness, yet not
without indications of the most poignant regret, of the late
doings of the northern abolitionists, as having put back the
cause of emancipation, he feared, for many, many years.” “With
the few panzers that could be put back into service, Hauptmann
Bäke managed to reach the area of Kolovo.” “How lovely she was
in her marvelous white lace gown and veil, with tiny buttons
that fastened right up to the chin, with white filmy stockings,
white satin-and-lace shoes that could be taken off and put back
on.” “The Italia