Collocations with "put up"

34 collocations found

put up a tent

To assemble and set up a tent.

tent9.0
put up a decoration

To place decorations in position, especially for a festival.

decoration8.7
put up a fight

to try to resist or achieve something

fight8.5
resistance8.2
put up scaffolding

A common, everyday term for building or assembling scaffolding.

scaffolding8.0
poster7.8
sign7.8
put up a barricade

a common phrasal verb for building a barrier

barricade7.5
put up a fence

to build a fence

fence7.4
put up a notice

to fix a notice to a wall or board

notice7.2
put up a partition

a common, less formal term for building a partition

partition7.2
put up a shelter

to build a temporary structure for protection

shelter7.1
bail7.0
barrier7.0
put up a defence

To provide resistance or an argument against an attack or accusation.

defence7.0
put up the rent

to increase the rent (informal)

rent7.0
shelf7.0
tax7.0
put up a showing

To produce a certain level of performance.

showing6.9
put up candidate

to propose someone as a candidate

candidate6.8
put up fares

to make the price of travel higher

fare6.8
put up hood

To raise the hood to cover your head.

hood6.8
put up a ladder

To erect or position a ladder for use.

ladder6.8
put up a plaque

To install or mount a plaque on a surface.

plaque6.8
put up a roadblock

To establish an obstacle or difficulty.

roadblock6.8
put up a memorial

A more informal way to say build or erect a memorial.

memorial6.5
put up a monument

To build or place a monument.

monument6.5
put up a stall

To erect or establish a stall for selling goods.

stall6.5
hand6.2