"put heads together" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts heads together [present, singular, third-person], putting heads together [participle, present], put heads together [participle, past], put heads together [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> heads together}} put heads together (third-person singular simple present puts heads together, present participle putting heads together, simple past and past participle put heads together)
  1. To collaborate in a mental task, such as generating ideas. Related terms: many hands make light work, two heads are better than one
    Sense id: en-put_heads_together-en-verb-wpAKVsIG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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