Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put one across

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables
put one across
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convince or deceive someone into believing something untrue.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

puts one across (present, singular) putting one across (participle, present)

Synonyms

gull dupe slang befool cod fool put on take in put one over

Questions

What does put one across mean?
To convince or deceive someone into believing something untrue.

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