put the lid on in English

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

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

Inflected forms

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"put the lid on" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms