The sign for "put" has a lot of variations depending on what you mean.
The general sign for put uses what I call "flattened AND" hands. Or "flattened O" hands. The pad of your thumb is pressed up against the underside of the fingers as if you were holding onto a piece of cardboard and "putting" it somewhere.
PUT:
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"Put things away." Grab the items and quickly put them where they go.
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"Put in a slot" "Put on a certain shelf"
"Put in a order in a file" Pack
"Sort out"
"Put up with." Uses the sign for "patience" while using a bit of a "suffering" type of facial expression.
PATIENCE:
Also see: MOVE
Also see: THROW
Notes:
Where this sign is taught:
Taught in Lesson 05.Reviewed in lessons: 08, 09, 17
Practice sentences using this sign:
YOU THINK CHILDREN SHOULD PUT- THEIR TOYS? (Do you think children should put away their toys?)YOUR HOUSE, CLOTHES DIRTY, PUT-in BASKET WHO? (Who picks up dirty clothes at your house?)
CLOTHES DIRTY, SHOULD PUT WHERE? (Where should we put dirty clothes?)
YOUR PANTS, YOU PUT DRESSER, "HANG-UP" WHICH? (Do you keep your pants in a dresser or do you hang them up?)
EAT FINISH, CUP, DISH, PUT fs-SINK YOU? (When you are done eating, do you put your dishes in the sink?)