Definition of "put by"

put by

verb
third-person singular simple present puts by, present participle putting by, simple past and past participle put by
1. (transitive) To store, or place in reserve; to save (money, etc.) for later use.
2. (transitive) To remove (something) from the present context and into its proper place; (figurative) to reject or disregard.
  Quotations
  For Christian shame, put by this barbarous brawl:
  c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act II, scene iii], page 320
  I refolded and put by his letter and the draft for the fifty pounds,
  1895, Marie Corelli, The Sorrows of Satan
  When I came first to Caulds I sought to prevail upon him to accept the eldership, but he aye put me by, and when I heard his tale I saw that he had done wisely.
  1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
3. (ditransitive) To perform an action without attracting the attention of.
4. (intransitive) Of a ship: to be run aground intentionally to avoid a collision