"put on the block" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-put on the block.ogg Forms: puts on the block [present, singular, third-person], putting on the block [participle, present], put on the block [participle, past], put on the block [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> on the block}} put on the block (third-person singular simple present puts on the block, present participle putting on the block, simple past and past participle put on the block)
  1. (slang) To sell something. Tags: slang Translations (to sell): zum Verkauf anbieten (German), satışa çıkarmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-put_on_the_block-en-verb-D9oBwKtj Disambiguation of 'to sell': 100 0
  2. (euphemistic) To execute by beheading. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-put_on_the_block-en-verb-RbzToyeC Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with German translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 83

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for put on the block meaning in All languages combined (2.0kB)

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