(a) To push, shove, thrust; strike a blow, smite; ~ with fet, trample, kick; ~ with fet and hondes, thrust with feet and hands; ~ ayen, push against (sb.); stumble against (sb.); ~ at, strike at (sb. or sth.); (b) to make an assault, attack; ~ ayenes (upon), set upon (sb. or sth.), assault, harass; ben put to, be set loose upon (sb.), attack (sb.); also, refl. ~ to, assault (sb.); ~ forth, launch oneself in attack; (c) to assail with prayers; refl. ~ upon, importune (sb.); ~ on, make petition; (d) of paralysis: to strike.

(a) To push (sb. or sth.), shove; poke (sth.), press; thrust (a weapon); butt (sb.) with the head or horns; smite (sb. or sth.), strike, stab; ~ eien oute of hed, gouge out eyes; ~ with fet, kick (sth.), trample; (b) ~ him prene in eie, to stick a pin in his eye; ~ him wounde thurgh the shulder, give him a wound through the shoulder.

In selected phrases with obj. plus adv. or adv. phrase: (a) ~ abak (bak, on bak, of), to drive (sb.) back by force, drive off (sb., an animal), repel (sth.); rout (sb.); ~ of helm, knock off a helmet; (b) ~ awei, to push (sth.) away, roll away (a stone); turn (sth.) aside, deflect; raise (a siege); ~ ayen, push (sth.) away; ~ biside, roll away (a stone); push (sb.) aside; (c) ~ adoun (doun), to push (sb. or sth.) down, knock over; demolish (a structure); (d) ~ forth, to thrust (sb. or sth.) forward; thrust (sth.) out for inspection, make a display of; fig. impel (sb.), urge on; prompt (pride, wrath, envy); ~ forth for to encresen, prompt (virtue) to increase; (e) ~ oute, to push (sb.) out at a door or gate, eject; ~ oute eien, put out (someone's) eyes, blind (sb.); also fig.; (f) hunt. ~ forth (up), to start (game), drive forth; (g) with misc. adverbs: ~ aboven (upward, dounward), to force (sth.) upward (downward); ~ asonder (insonder, onsonder), force (combatants) apart, separate; ~ in, impel (sth.); ~ thurgh, poke (sth.) through; ~ to, close (a door).

(a) To hurl, cast, throw; game. put the stone; (b) to hurl (sth.), throw (sb. or sth.); cast (a net); release (a hawk); also, refl. hurl oneself; game. put (the stone); ~ gage, throw down the gage, make a formal challenge; (c) in phrases with obj. plus adv.: ~ doun, to throw (sb.) down; pour (liquid) down; ~ of (oute), pour out (water), cast off (moisture), shed; ~ up, cast up (waters); hawk. toss up (a fowl as bait); (d) ~ knes, to bend the knees, kneel; with adv.: ~ doun, cast down (one's countenance), hang (the head); also, refl. bow down, prostrate oneself; (e) refl. ~ in (to) merci (grace), to cast oneself on (someone's, God's) mercy; (f) ~ under, to put (sb.) under (oneself), subdue; ~ under fot, put (sb.) under (one's) foot, overcome (sb.).

In selected fig. phrases, with obj. plus adv.: (a) ~ abak, to defeat (sb.), overcome, conquer; -- also refl.; ~ aside, cast (sth.) aside, discard; ~ loue, bring (sb.) low, humble (sb.); (b) ~ doun, to defeat (sb. or sth.), subjugate; destroy (sb. or sth.); demote (sb.); ~ doun elde to helle, bring (someone's) old age to nought; refl. ~ doun in humilite, humble oneself; ~ oute, supplant (sb.); ~ oute, to expose (a trait) to view, reveal, manifest; ~ oute min elde, expose me to attack in my old age; ~ under, conquer (sb., a nation, etc.), subdue; overcome (power, worldliness, sin); also, refl. submit oneself; ~ underfot (-fet), overcome (sb., vice, etc.), triumph over (persecution).

Ppl. as noun: the put bihinden, those who are cast down, the oppressed.

(a) To send (sb. or sth.); also, with adverbs: ~ awei, send (sb.) away, discharge (a servant); ~ forth, send (beasts) out; physiol. transmit (stimuli); (b) to bring (sb.), lead; also, with adverbs: ~ doun, bring (sb.) down (from an upper room); ~ forth (oute), bring (sth.) out; ~ in, bring (a dove) in (into the ark); (c) fig. ~ forth, to give prominence to (sb.); further (the common good); refl. further oneself, get ahead; (d) refl. ~ in debates, to involve oneself in debates, engage in arguments; ~ in-to frendshipe, enter into friendship; ppl. put, embroiled, involved; (e) fig. ~ herte, to pay heed; also, with adv.: ~ to herte, incline (one's) heart (to laws).

In phrase ~ in presse: (a) to send (sb.) into combat; refl. throw oneself into combat, join the fray; (b) to bring forward (a complaint); exhibit (sth.); refl. come forward, assert oneself; ~ forth in presse, summon (one's muse) to action; (c) refl. with inf.: to endeavor (to do sth.), undertake; exert oneself (to do sth.); also, with implied inf.: ~ in presse unto the dongeon, endeavor (to go) to the dungeon; (d) to thrust (sb.) into a critical situation.

To expel (sb. or sth.), drive out, banish; evict (sb.); depose (sb.), turn out of office; bar (sb. from church, synagogue, a craft, etc.), exclude: (a) with oute of- (from-, o-) phrase; (b) in phrases with selected adverbs: ~ doun (adoun, arome, awei, of, oute, thennes).

Fig. or orig. fig. (a) With from- (oute of-) phrase: ~ from ceptres, to depose (sb.); ~ from dignete, remove (sb.) from a position of dignity; ~ from joie, exclude (sb.) from joy; ~ lif (name) oute of the bok of lif, exclude (sb.) from salvation; ~ oute of knouleche, forget (sth.); ~ oute of minde (remembraunce), cause (sb. or sth.) to be forgotten; (b) in phrases with selected adverbs: ~ awei (of, oute), to banish (sin, dread, sorrow, a vice, etc.), dispel.

Med. & physiol. With adverbs: ~ awei, to purge (venom); ~ oute, excrete (sth.) from the body, void (feces, urine), discharge (pus, sperm, blood); expel (breath, bone fragments, a fetus, etc.); of the large intestine: excrete, expel.

(a) To reject (sth.); (b) ~ from him (himself, hem), to deny (a charge, an accusation), reject (counsel); ~ the bihinden, disregard (someone's words).

In phrases, with selected adverbs: (a) ~ abak (awei, oute), to reject (sb. or sth.), forsake (sb. or sth.); renounce (power, one's will), lay aside (occupations, etc.); cease from (weeping); ~ awei wif, ~ oute (awei) woman, divorce a wife (woman); (b) ~ doun, to reject (sb.); give up (sth.); ~ doun reaume, renounce a kingdom, abdicate; ~ apart, set aside (partiality, favor, etc.), disregard; ~ ayen, repulse (sb.), repudiate; ~ bihinden (of), reject (sth.), spurn.

In proverb.

(a) To remove (sth.); ~ from (of, oute of, withouten), remove (sb. or sth.) from (sb. or sth.), keep (sb. or sth., a vice, etc.) away from (sb.); ~ from (oute of) sight, put or keep (sb. or sth.) out of (someone's) sight; ~ from peine, rescue (sb.) from pain; ~ from (oute of) grace, put (sb.) out of (someone's) grace or favor; ~ oute of the sothnesse, dissuade (sb.) from (belief in the veracity of) an opinion; refl. ~ oute of aventure, remove oneself from the hazard of Fortune; (b) ~ from (oute of, withouten of), to deprive (sb. or sth.) of (sth.); ~ from right (liberte, etc.), deprive (sb.) of (his) rights (liberty, etc.); ~ oute of fraunchise (heritage), deprive (sb.) of freedom (his inheritance); ~ oute of possessioun, dispossess (sb.); (c) with selected adverbs: ~ awei, to remove (sth.), remove (sb. from sb.), take (sth.) away (from sb.), deprive (sb. of sth.), ward off (sth., a future event), take away (a word); ppl. put awei, removed; ~ apart, ward off (heat); ~ aside, remove (sb. from sth.); ~ bak, deprive (sb. of sth.); ~ of, take off (clothing, armor); also, parry an attack [quot.: c1440]; ppl. put of bi gret space, separated by a great space, far removed.

(a) To thwart (sb.), check, restrain; ~ from (takinge of) purpos, ~ oute of entente (purpos), discourage or dissuade (sb.) from (carrying out) a purpose; ~ from wille, prevent (sb.) from (doing his) will; (b) with selected adverbs: ~ abak (awei, of), to thwart (sb. or sth.), hinder, give (sb.) a setback; check (adversity, perjury, etc.), repress; ~ of..of wronges, restrain (sb.) from wrongdoing; ~ of purpos, discourage (someone else's) plan.

With obj. plus selected adverbs: ~ of, to put off (an action), postpone (sth.); make light of (sth.) [1st quot.]; prolong (labor) [quot.: c1425, 2nd]; evade (an offer) [quot.: c1460]; ~ of in delaie, delay (an action); ~ bi (biside), put (sb.) off, give (sb.) a temporary or conditional refusal; ~ over, postpone (punishment).

In selected phrases, with obj. plus adv.: (a) ~ abak, to abolish (a law, an ordinance), set aside (an exaction); ~ abak profit of, damage the well-being of (Holy Church); ~ awei, to invalidate (priestly power), nullify; abolish (an ordinance, a tax, etc.), put an end to (debates); blot out (sins); overcome (a bitter taste), obliterate (a stench); arith. cancel out (a number), be equal to; ~ doun, destroy (truth); (b) ~ in, to do (Pride) in, destroy; ~ oute, extinguish (the fire of charity), quench (a spirit of devotion), blot out (Adam's disobedience); expunge (something written), erase; ~ of, abolish (laws); (c) med. ~ awei, to alleviate (pain, a chill, fever, itching, etc.); cure (sickness, a morbid condition); ~ doun, destroy (a humor); ~ of, cure (a fever, speech defect); ~ oute, cure (a disease or morbid condition).

(a) To move (sb. or sth.) physically into or out of a place or position, cause (sb. or sth.) to be in a place or position; set or lay (sth.) somewhere, place; (b) to set up (an image or idol), erect; pitch (a tent); (c) to lay (a siege); set (a snare); set (spies); fig. set (an impediment); (d) fig. ~ eien (face) upon, to look upon (sb.); ~ hope in, put (one's) hope in (sb.); ~ trust in (to), place (one's) trust in (sb.); refl. ~ upon parage, claim for oneself, on grounds of one's noble birth, the privilege of refusing to answer charges brought by commoners; ben put in sentence, be set in a belief; (e) to direct (the will, affections), fix (one's desire); ~ pris in (on, to), value (sb.), regard with esteem; ~ soule to, set (one's) heart on (sth.); ~ thoughtes for to loven, direct (one's) thoughts to loving (God); (f) ~ purpos (entente), to determine (to do sth.), resolve; ben put in purpos (wille), be resolved (to do sth.); put in (a mad) purpos, set on a (foolish) course; (g) ~ bodi in dever, to make an effort (to do sth.); ~ it in dever that, see to it that; refl. ~ in dever, take action [cp. OF faire devoir]; exert oneself (to do sth., that sth. be done); (h) with diminished force: ~ and mengen (throuen), to take (sth.) and mix (throw) it; ~ infuse, marinate (sth.); ~ to dissolven, put (sth.) to dissolve.

With selected prep. phrases: (a) with in- phrase: to place (sb. or sth.) among (other persons or things); place (sb. or sth.) in (sth., a city, structure, etc.); station (sb.) in (a place); -- also refl.; locate (a city, structure) in (a place); put (sth.) in or on (sb., a part of the body); (b) fig. with in- phrase: to implant (sth., life, an idea, etc.) in (sb., the heart, mind, etc.); instill (faith, desire, etc.) in (sb., the soul); impart (beauty, virtue) to (sb. or sth.); put (a soul, spirit) in (sb., the body); ~ wordes in mouth, put words in (someone's) mouth, tell (sb.) what to say; ~ in ere, tell (sth.) in (someone's) ear; ~ in sight, bring (sth.) to (someone's) attention; (c) ~ in nombre of, to include (sth.) among (other things); ~ in (in-to) erthe (grave), ~ in (to) molde, ~ in-to pitte, to bury (sb., a corpse), inter; ~ in (in-to, to) prisoun, to imprison (sb.); ~ in (in-to) ward, take or keep (sb.) in custody; ~ oute of prisoun, release (sb.) from prisson; (d) with in-to- phrase: to put (sb.) into (sth., a place, etc.), commit (sb.) to (a religious house); put (sth.) into (sth., one's hand, a wound, etc.); launch (a ship) on (the sea); refl. get oneself admitted to (a city), gain access to; also fig. implant (an idea) in (the mind), put (a soul) into (a body); ~ in-to bosme, embrace (sb.); (e) with on- phrase: to place (sth.) upon (sth.); put (a garment, ring, etc.) on (sb., a part of the body); also, set (sb.) upon (a cross), put (sb.) in (the pillory); (f) with to- phrase: to draw (sb.) to (oneself), embrace (sb.); join (sb.) to (a people); set (sb.) in (Paradise); place (crowns) on (one's head); set (a vision) before (the mind); refl. ~ to aungeles, place oneself among the angels, rank with the angels; ben put to faderes, be gathered to one's fathers, die; eccl. ~ hondes to, lay ritual handes on (sb.); (g) with upon- phrase: to set (sth.) upon (sth.), place (a garment, ring, etc.) on (sb., oneself, a part of the body); also fig.; ~ honde upon, place a hand upon (a part of the body), touch; also, lay violent hands on (sb.), assault; (h) in proverbs.

With selected adverbs: (a) ~ adoun (doun), to lower (sb. or sth.), let down; ~ up, raise (sb. or sth., a hand), hold up (the head); fig. ~ sondai up ne doun, not to move the observance of Sunday to another day; ~ in, to place (sth.) in or inside, insert; lay (sth.) on; take (sth.) in, admit; fig. pour in (grace), implant (faith); med. set (a dislocated finger or joint); eccl. ~ in hondes, lay on hands ritually; ~ on, put on (a garment, helmet, etc.), don; ~ on honde, lay on hands violently, make an assault; (b) ~ togeder, to bring together (sth., literary accounts), combine; also, compare (sth.); ~ hedes togeder, confer; ~ your wites togeder, collect your wits; ~ togeder in balaunce, weigh (things) mentally, bring together in the mind for comparison; ~ up, to lay (sth.) aside, put away; also, put up (one's sword), sheathe; (c) ~ abouten, to place (sth.) around; ~ abouten to, fasten (sth.); ~ alofte, raise (sth.); ~ among..to, intersperse (joy) with (serious concerns); ~ inward, invert (sth.); ~ oute, put (sth.) out or outside; ~ oute from purse, expend money; ~ to, place (coals around sb.); eccl. infuse (the body of Christ); persoune put bitwixen, an intermediary; (d) hawk. ~ over, to remove food from the gorge into the stomach; also, move (sth.) from the gorge into the stomach.

(a) To extend (sth.); ~ honde, extend (one's) hand; ~ rote, put forth roots, take root; (b) in phrases with obj. plus adv.: ~ doun, to extend (the hand) downward; ~ forth (oute), extend (a part of the body), stretch out; refl. reach out; ~ forth hed, put out (one's) head; also, venture out [quot.: c1380]; ~ in hed, put (one's) head in at a gate or window; ~ oute jointes, straighten the joints of the fingers; refl. in-to heighte ~ oute, stretch upward; put oute, protruding; (c) in proverbial expression.

(a) To set out, start; refl. come forward, present oneself; ~ in-to presence, come into (someone's) presence; ~ in-to se, put out to sea; ~ upon, make for (sb.), approach; (b) with adverbs: ~ doun, to alight; ~ in, enter a religious house; refl. ~ forth (oute), put oneself forth, advance, come out; with inf.: venture (to do sth.); ben put ayen, shrink back, draw back; (c) with inf.: to continue (to do sth.); also, with adv. to plus inf.: go on (doing sth.); (d) to incline toward sth.), be predisposed (to sth.).

(a) To apply (sth.); ~ to, apply (sth.) to (sb. or sth.); touch (the end of a finger) to (sth.); med. apply (a medicament, etc.) to (a part of the body, a wound); ~ on, imprint (sth.) on (a part of the body); ~ to mouth, hold (sth.) to the mouth; ~ upon, apply (a seal) to (wax); (b) ~ beaute to the bodi, to beautify the body; ~ sele, set (one's) seal; fig. ~ on (to) herte, impress (sth.) upon the heart, take (sth.) to heart; (c) with obj. (or subj. of passive phr.) plus adv.: ~ to, to apply (sth.); ~ to sele, set (one's) seal; ~ in ploughes, put in the plows, begin to plow; (d) in proverb.