"put it about" meaning in English

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Verb

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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (about), English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (about): 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 86 14
  2. (slang) To be sexually promiscuous. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-put_it_about-en-verb-mCcy8FxF

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for put it about meaning in English (1.7kB)

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