Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put to bed with a shovel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
put -to bed with- a shov-el
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bury (someone).

Slang; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

puts to bed with a shovel (present, singular) putting to bed with a shovel (participle, present)

Phrases

pushing up daisies six feet under

Frequently Paired Words

pushing up daisies six feet under

Questions

What does put to bed with a shovel mean?
To bury (someone).

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