Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put the cabosh on

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: put the -ca-bosh on
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of put the kibosh on.

Example Sentences

"That's when NASA, in the midst of the Mercury space flight program, put the cabosh on our women's astronaut program."
"Nicholson's reputation with the ladies apparently put the cabosh on his affair with Anspach."
"As long as an ill-timed freeze hasn't put the cabosh on the blossoms, the sight around the Tidal Basin is breathtaking."
"These two thieves, for the time being anyway, put the “cabosh” on their plans."

Inflected Forms

puts the cabosh on (present, singular) putting the cabosh on (participle, present)

Questions

What does put the cabosh on mean?: Alternative form of put the kibosh on.

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