Word Study
put over
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb put over has 2 senses
- put over(v = verb.communication) get across - communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well" is one way to communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across
- put over(v = verb.stative) defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, remit, set back, shelve, table - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" is one way to delay
Sample sentence:
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Sample sentences:
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THESAURUS
put over
accomplish, achieve, bring about, bring off, bring through, bring to effect, bring to pass, carry into execution, carry off, carry out, carry through, clarify, clear, clear the hurdle, come along, come on, come through with, compass, contrive, crown with success, cut the mustard, deceive, delay, do the trick, elucidate, engineer, explain, explicate, foist on, get across, get along, get by, get on, get over, get through, go on, hack it, hold off, hold over, hold up, implement, impose on, impose upon, lay over, make clear, make it, make it clear, make out, make the grade, manage, manage somehow, muddle through, negotiate, pass off on, pass the buck, play on, popularize, postpone, presume upon, pull off, put across, put off, put on, put through, put upon, scrape along, shelve, shift the blame, shift the responsibility, simplify, spell out, stand over, succeed in, swing, swing the deal, take advantage of, turn the trick, vulgarize, work on, worry along
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