put-up

== English == === Alternative forms === put up (adj.) === Etymology === Deverbal from put up. === Adjective === put-up (not comparable) (of an event) Secretly arranged in advance, especially in order to defraud someone or to advance one's own interests. [from 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== put-up job === Noun === put-up (plural put-ups) Something prearranged or faked in order to trick someone or to advance one's own interests. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “put-up”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.