up-putting

noun

The act of erecting or raising.

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Meanings

nounup-putting (countable and uncountable, plural up-puttings)

plural up-puttings · alternative upputting

  1. ScotlandcountableobsoleteuncountableThe act of erecting or raising.
  2. ScotlandarchaiccountableuncountableLodging, accommodation.
verb

alternative upputting

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of up-put

Origin

From up- + putting or upput + -ing. Compare put up.

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APA

up-putting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up-putting

MLA

“up-putting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up-putting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up-putting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up-putting.

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