Definition of "put-up" [put•-up]

• Informal Planned or prearranged secretly: The theft was a put-up job. (adjective)

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• "Conservative talk shows pound home the theory this is all a put-up job while the liberal media remains incredulous the Cain Train hasn't derailed into a fiery pileup."
• "Well, this is the time to put-up or shut-up. chuck"
• "EOH: A number of critics are convinced that you are a GOP plant, a put-up job."