put

Definitions of put
  1. noun
    a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
    synonyms: afvoerput, waterput
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    types:
    oliebron
    a well that yields or has yielded oil
    type of:
    uitholling
    a hole in the ground made by excavating
  2. noun
    an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
    synonyms: boorput, koker, waterput
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    types:
    trappehuis, trappenhuis, trapzaal
    a vertical well around which there is a stairway
  3. noun
    an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
    synonyms: afvoerput
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    type of:
    compartiment, coupé
    a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
  4. noun
    a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
    synonyms: boorput
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    type of:
    vaatje, vat
    an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
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