"put over" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts over [present, singular, third-person], putting over [participle, present], put over [participle, past], put over [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> over}} put over (third-person singular simple present puts over, present participle putting over, simple past and past participle put over)
  1. To state or explain (a concept) in a clear, understandable manner. Categories (topical): Communication Synonyms: get across, put across Related terms: put one over
    Sense id: en-put_over-en-verb-g7R5zeSE Disambiguation of Communication: 86 3 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English phrasal verbs with particle (over), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 41 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 29 37 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (over): 46 25 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 45 25 30
  2. (rugby) To make a decisive pass to a teammate so they can score a try. Categories (topical): Rugby
    Sense id: en-put_over-en-verb-sVRGcyIf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 41 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 29 37 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports
  3. (professional wrestling slang) To increase the popularity or prove the legitimacy of another wrestler, usually by losing to them. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Professional wrestling
    Sense id: en-put_over-en-verb-8cPSQF3G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 41 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 29 37 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, professional-wrestling, sports, war, wrestling

Inflected forms

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