/ Dictionary / Index P put-and-take: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: put-and-take Pronunciation: (poot'n-tāk'), [key] — n. any of various games of chance played with a teetotum or other special type of top, in which each player puts in an equal stake before starting to spin the top. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. putamen putative Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inutiae Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language