Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put over

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English

Syllables: put over
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To state or explain (a concept) in a clear, understandable manner.

verb

To portray or present.

verb

To make a decisive pass to a teammate so they can score a try.

verb

To increase the popularity or prove the legitimacy of another wrestler, usually by losing to them.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Professor Jones is a good teacher. He knows how to put his ideas over to the students."
"She fraudulently tried to put herself over as a diving instructor."
"The first was the product of a destructive hard line down the middle by Manu Tuilagi, which sucked in the Australian defence and stretched the cover further out, allowing Farrell and Curry to put May over in the left corner."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

puts over (present, singular) putting over (participle, present)

Phrases

put one over

Frequently Paired Words

put one over

Synonyms

get across put across postpone prorogue hold over table shelve set back defer remit put off

Questions

What does put over mean?: To state or explain (a concept) in a clear, understandable manner.

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