put above



put someone or something above someone or something

to place someone or something at a higher level than someone or something. The captain put one soldier above the wall so he could see trouble coming. In the painting, the artist put an angel above the small shed.
See also: above, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tiyamiketee-yah-MEE-kaySouthern African, Chewa
JancsiYAWN-cheeHungarian
Damodara-Hinduism
&Aelig;Lfthryth-Anglo-Saxon
Deane[di:n]
Devorah-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew