put a lid on in All languages combined

Forms: puts a lid on [present, singular, third-person], putting a lid on [participle, present], put a lid on [participle, past], put a lid on [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> a lid on}} put a lid on (third-person singular simple present puts a lid on, present participle putting a lid on, simple past and past participle put a lid on)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "puts a lid on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "putting a lid on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put a lid on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put a lid on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "put<,,put> a lid on"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "put a lid on it"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To get under control, to prevent (something) from increasing or becoming more of a problem."
      ],
      "id": "en-put_a_lid_on-en-verb-oanke-ui",
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "keep a lid on"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "put the kibosh on"
        },
        {
          "word": "put a stop to"
        },
        {
          "word": "put an end to"
        },
        {
          "word": "put paid to"
        },
        {
          "word": "put a block on"
        },
        {
          "word": "put the lid on"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "put a lid on"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "put a lid on it"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "puts a lid on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "putting a lid on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put a lid on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put a lid on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "put<,,put> a lid on"
      },
      "expansion": "put a lid on (third-person singular simple present puts a lid on, present participle putting a lid on, simple past and past participle put a lid on)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "keep a lid on"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To get under control, to prevent (something) from increasing or becoming more of a problem."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "put the kibosh on"
        },
        {
          "word": "put a stop to"
        },
        {
          "word": "put an end to"
        },
        {
          "word": "put paid to"
        },
        {
          "word": "put a block on"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "put the lid on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "put a lid on"
}

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"put a lid on" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]