"put it about" meaning in All languages combined

See put it about on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: puts it about [present, singular, third-person], putting it about [participle, present], put it about [participle, past], put it about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> it about}} put it about (third-person singular simple present puts it about, present participle putting it about, simple past and past participle put it about)
  1. (informal) To disseminate, for example through gossip. Tags: informal Related terms: put about, put oneself about
    Sense id: en-put_it_about-en-verb-SHu9bqRI
  2. (slang) To be sexually promiscuous. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-put_it_about-en-verb-mCcy8FxF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "about", English terms with placeholder "it", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "about": 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84

Inflected forms

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