What is "put to"

Usage examples of "put to".

For as a member of the dominating Protestant church he would be among those who habitually dined at the great tables in the great mansions of Dublin, where music could be heard as the candles glowed and crinoline swirled and servants ministrated, and the beeves came rare upon their silver platters while crystal goblets of the best of grog were put to lips.

There were also spares available from the wounded and the dead, and they'd been put to good use.

If the Vales aid the humans, they will be put to the torch, and all of them will be taken as Servants.

The servant of Jesus Christ must see to it that he is not so easily forced to withdraw from the face of the Lord and to be annoyed, murmur and complain over the nuisance of a single fly, that is, a trivial temptation, suspicion, sadness, distraction, need or any such adversity, when they can all be put to flight with no more than the hand of a good will directed up to God.

Do you imagine I am so hard put to it that I have to hunt for lovers?

It was an interesting theory, one he would be sure to put to the company direc­.

He is not anxious to prove that people who call Zeus by some other name will suffer eternal punishment and ought to be put to death in order that their punishment may begin as soon as possible.

Part of the problem stemmed from the fact that it was sucking in water at an enormous rate, creating a suction the hydrofoil was hard put to counter.

Vittori Santorini understood exactly how fanatical devotion to a cause could be harnessed and put to work.

They have even been known to put to death people convicted of the evil act of killing unicorns.

A later period of troubles was put to right by Diocletianus, whose work was completed by the great Constantinus.