put by

verb4

1. •
   To store, or place in reserve; to save (money, etc.) for later use.

   • Our family has been putting food by for generations.
   • I have put by a few hundred pounds for a rainy day.
2. •
   To remove (something) from the present context and into its proper place; (figurative) to reject or disregard.

   • When the lesson was finished, she put by her books and papers.
3. •
   To perform an action without attracting the attention of.

   • I managed to put that transaction by accounts payable.
4. •
   Of a ship: to be run aground intentionally to avoid a collision

   • The Bow Spring put by to avoid colliding with the Manzanillo II.