put together[verb]Synonyms: make, build, construct, erect, fabricate, fashion, form, frame, produce, shape
English Thesaurus: build, construct, put up something, erect, throw something up, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
put something ↔ together phrasal verb (
see also put)
1. to prepare or produce something by collecting pieces of information, ideas etc:
It took all morning to put the proposal together.2. to form people or things into a group:
We are currently putting together a sales and marketing team.3. to make a machine, model etc by joining all the different parts
Synonym : assemble:
I can’t work out how to put this table together.4. more ... than the rest/the others/everything else put together used to say that one amount is greater than the total of a set of amounts:
Paul seemed to have more money than the rest of us put together. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
build to make a house, road, wall, bridge etc using bricks, stone, wood, or other materials:
A new stadium will be built for the Olympics.construct to build a building, bridge, machine etc.
Construct is more formal than
build:
The council plans to construct two new schools.put up something to build a wall, fence, or building, or put a statue somewhere.
Put up is less formal than
build:
The neighbours have put up a new wooden fence.erect formal to build a wall, fence, or building, especially a public building, or put a statue somewhere:
A monument to the Canadian soliders was erected in Green Park.throw something up British English informal to build something very quickly:
Developers have hastily thrown up family homes in the area.put together to make something from its parts, for example a piece of furniture:
It took an hour to put the bookcase together.assemble formal to put all the parts of something such as a machine or a piece of furniture together:
A line of robots assemble the cars.medium/average build He was of medium build and wearing a light-coloured jacket.slim/slender build She was very strong despite her slender build.thin build He had the thin build of a long-distance runner.slight build (=fairly thin) Simpson was of slight build and shy in character.stocky build (=not very tall, but broad and strong) The man was described as of stocky build with dark hair.sturdy build (=not very tall but strong and healthy) an eight-year-old boy of sturdy buildmuscular build These exercises will help you achieve a strong muscular build.athletic build She admired his athletic build.body the shape, size, and appearance of someone’s body:
Many women are not happy with their bodies. His clothes emphasized his strong body.figure a woman’s figure is the shape of her body – used especially when it is attractive:
She has a really nice figure. Freya had an enviably slim figure.physique the size and appearance of someone’s body – used especially about men who look attractive:
He was over 1.8 m tall with a muscular physique. Ben has a very athletic physique. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲