put over

verb

put over; putting over; puts over

transitive verb

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: to achieve or carry through by deceit or trickery
put one over on me

Examples of put over in a Sentence

as a result of a medical emergency, our dream vacation had to be put over to the following year
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Lynch could return to challenge or put over someone for the U.S. title. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Because his drug was a gene therapy, public grant money and private philanthropy played an especially central role, with the National Institutes of Health alone putting over $450 million into science related to SMA. Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025 Because his drug was a gene therapy, public grant money and private philanthropy played an especially central role, with the National Institutes of Health alone putting over $450 million into science related to SMA. Robin Fields, ProPublica, 12 Feb. 2025 Severe threat diminishes On Sunday, the storm system pushed its way east, putting over 20 million people from the eastern Gulf Coast to the Carolinas at risk of extreme weather. Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for put over

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of put over was in the 15th century

Cite this Entry

“Put over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20over. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

put over

verb
: put across
put over a song
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