put about
Speech parts
1. put about - Adjective
2. put about - Verb
Meaning
(intransitive, nautical) To change direction.
(transitive) To circulate (a rumour).
Synonyms: circulate, spread, disseminate
put about (comparative more put about, superlative most put about)
(dated) disturbed; upset
Synonyms
Examples
ROPE, n. An obsolescent appliance for reminding assassins that they too are mortal. It is put about the neck and remains in place one's whole life long.
We probably put about four or five comic books out a year and probably about two or three art books and various trade paperbacks - maybe four or five of those a year - and that's what we do now.
One, we committed to put about 650 people in the field to focus totally on customer satisfaction.
In 1941 he put about 20,000 items up for sale that were a good indication of his wide and varied tastes.
Water entitlements trade frequently and sources put about $120 million on the value of Blue Sky Water Fund's holdings.
The Farmer's Cooperative Elevator in Pawnee City has put about 50,000 bushels of corn in its storage pile.