"put one over" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-put one over.ogg [Australia] Forms: puts one over [present, singular, third-person], putting one over [participle, present], put one over [participle, past], put one over [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> one over}} put one over (third-person singular simple present puts one over, present participle putting one over, simple past and past participle put one over)
  1. (idiomatic) To succeed in a deception. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-put_one_over-en-verb-P0Wz~WfC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (over) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (over): 48 52
  2. (idiomatic, with on) To fool, trick, or deceive. Tags: idiomatic, with-on
    Sense id: en-put_one_over-en-verb-ulGZmzYu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (over) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (over): 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: get one over on, pull one over Related terms: put on, put-up

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