Deposit (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Situate
• Posit
• Fix

Hypernyms

• Position
• Put
• Place
• Set
• Lay

Hyponyms

• Sediment
• Bury

Related Words

• Deposit (noun)
• Deposition (noun)

Meaning ²

Put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

• A surgeon deposit the implant in the patient's jawbone.
• Winds deposit layers of sand on the coastline over time.
• She tried to deposit the large stone in a more stable position.
• Researchers carefully deposit tissue samples into vials.
• Years of erosion deposit tons of alluvial silt on the riverbank.

Synonyms

• Lodge
• Stick
• Wedge

Hypernyms

• Secure
• Fasten
• Fix

Hyponyms

• Redeposit

Meaning ³

Put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

• Bank

Antonyms

• Withdraw

Related Words

• Deposit (noun)
• Depositor (noun)