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What does put back mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word put back? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To return something to its original place.
  2. (intransitive, nautical) To turn back; to return.
  3. (transitive) To postpone an arranged event or appointment.
  4. (transitive, idiomatic) To drink fast; to knock down alcohol.
  5. (transitive, idiomatic) To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time.
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We originally planned the event for July but then it was put back to September.
The group channel was put back into the sets and the operators set to work waterproofing the vehicles.
Paine's memory was revered whenever social equality was put back on the political agenda.
The match kick-off had to be put back 20 minutes while another coach arrived to take the players to the ground.
Suggestions are being made that perhaps the event could be put back a little, perhaps to the end of June.
He didn't get any further than that, because he was swiftly recaptured and put back in jail.

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