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stand for vs put up

put up vs stand for

stand for and put up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stand for No No Yes No
put up No No Yes No
As verbs, put up is a hypernym of stand for; that is, put up is a word with a broader meaning than stand for:
  • stand for: tolerate or bear
  • put up: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Other hypernyms of stand for include abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate.
stand for (verb) put up (verb)
tolerate or bear preserve in a can or tin
denote or connote put up with something or somebody unpleasant
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol propose as a candidate for some honor
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to place so as to be noticed
construct, build, or erect
make available for sale at an auction
provide
provide someone with accomodation
mount or put up
Difference between stand for and put up

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