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Put Over

Definition: Put Over

Put Over

Verb

1. Communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well".

2. Hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Put Over

DomainDefinition

Law

Action delayed on a legislative measure until a future date without jeopardy to the measure. (references)

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Synonyms: Put Over

Synonyms: defer (v), get across (v), hold over (v), postpone (v), put off (v), remit (v), set back (v), shelve (v), table (v). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Put Over

English words defined with "put over": clocheget acrossLoofTo put over. (references)
Specialty definitions using "put over": CHEATS. (references)

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Photo Album: Put Over

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What a wife has to listen to : Well, Aggie, I had some day! Put over the biggest ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Winter pastimes. Trying to put over a little free publicity -- and discovering that ... Credit: Library of Congress.

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Use in Literature: Put Over

TitleAuthorQuote

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

I had no lock nor bolt but for the desk which held my papers, not even a nail to put over my latch or windows.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Put Over

SubjectTopicQuote

Human Rights

Paraguay

In a September report, Amnesty stated that youths were kicked, beaten, suspended upside down, had plastic bags put over their heads, beaten on the back with a hammer, and had their feet scalded. (references)

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Expression: Put Over

Expression using "put over": To put over. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Put Over

Language Translations for "put over"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏نجز بنجاح. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

успявам да сключа, хързулвам (palm off, put off, slip, unload), отлагам (carry over, defer, delay, drive, hold over, lay over, leave over, lie over, postpone, precipitate, procrastinate, prorogue, put back, put off, respite, scrub, shelve, shunt, sidetrack, stay, suspend), забавям (arrest, cool, defer, delay, detain, hang up, hold back, hold off, hold over, inhibit, postpone, put back, retard, set back, sidetrack, slacken, slow, slow down, stave off, steady), протакам (drag, draw out, protract, wiredraw), пробутвам (foist, impose, palm off, put off, work off), представям убедително, излагам убедително. (various references)

   

Czech

  

posunout (shift), přeložit (fold back, render, replace, transfer, translate, turn). (various references)

   

Danish

  

laegge roret om (to put over the helm, to shift the helm). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

het roer omgooien (to put over the helm, to shift the helm). (various references)

   

French

  

réaliser avec réussite, faire comprendre (put across). (various references)

   

German

  

gestülpt. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κατορθώνω (achieve, attain, effect, manage, succeed in). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

áttesz (to transpose, transfer, transpose), átrak (to shift, to take over, to tranship, to transship, to trans-ship, transfer). (various references)

   

Italian

  

propagandare (propagandize, publicise, publicize, put across), comunicare (communicate, impart, intimate, make known, put across, report, signal, tell). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

utpay overay

   

Russian 

  

откладывать (adjourn, defer, deposit, hang up, hoard, hold over, lay aside, lay by, leave over, postpone, put aside, put away, put by, put off, reserve, set apart, set aside, set by, shunt, store, suspend). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

presentarse (check in, come along, come forward, go in for, introduce oneself, present oneself, put across, put in, race, report, roll in, sit, tackle, take, turn up), presentar (advance, bring forward, bring in, bring on, come through with, come up with, conduct, display, enter, exhibit, feature, file, front, hand in, hold up, introduce, jump, launch, lay, Lodge, Marshal, model, offer, offer up, pay, port, prefer, present, present with, produce, promote, put, put across, put forward, put in, put on the stage, put up, race, sacrifice, send in, send up, set out, show, submit, table, tackle, tender, troop, turn in, wait on, wait upon), impresionar (awe, impress, make an impression, put across, put oneself over, strike), hacer entender (get across, get over, get through, put across), hacer aceptar (carry, impose, push through, put across, put through, sell), ganar (beat, benefit, best, carry, carry off, deserve, draw, earn, gain, get, get the best of, head, land, make, make money, profit, reclaim, save, take, take on, throw in, walk over, win, win out, win the toss), engañar (bamboozle, be deceptive, befool, beguile, belie, betray, bilk, bite, bluff, buffalo, cheat, cheat on, circumvent, con, cozen, deceive, delude, do a room, double cross, dupe, fob, fool, hoax, hocus, hoodwink, kill, mislead, mystify, outsmart, pull a fast one, put across, put off, put upon, spoof, stay, swindle, take in, trick, while away), embaucar (bamboozle, cheat, deceive, defraud, diddle, dupe, fool, gull, have on, hoodwink, impose upon, put across, rook, take in, trick), dar una paliza (beat, beat up, do over, lace in, Lam, lash, lay into, lick, put across, take apart, tank, thrash, thump, trounce, work over), conseguir (accomplish, achieve, acquire, attain, bring off, come by, compass, enlist, gain, get, get hold of, getting, land, obtain, procure, pull off, purchase, put across, score, succeed, walk in, win), comunicar (announce, break, communicate, connect, connect up, convey, deliver, get on to, get over, get through, give, hand on, impart, infect, inform, notify, plug in, put across, report, tell), cerrar (block, bring up, close, close down, fasten, jam, lock, lock out, make, obstruct, put down, put through, seal, seal off, set in, shut, shut down, shut up, stop, to close, to shut, turn off, zip, zip shut, zip up), aplazar (adjourn, defer, delay, hold over, postpone, procrastinate, put back, put off, reserve, respite, sleep over, table, wait). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yutturmak (con, deceive, diddle, dish out, fob, fob off smth. on smb., foist, palm off, plant, put across, put off, string), tutulmasını sağlamak (popularize), kandırmak (argue, bait, bamboozle, befool, beguile, cheat, con, cozen, deceive, delude, diddle, dish, dissuade, dupe, entice, fast-talk, finagle, flimflam, fool, gammon, get round, gyp, hornswoggle, induce, intrigue, inveigle, jockey, jolly, kid, lead on, lie, persuade, play with, put across, rope in, sell smb. a pup, serve a trick, spoof, stall off, stick, string, string along, stuff smb., take in, trick, wheedle), demirlemek (anchor, moor), demir atmak (anchor, cast anchor, Harbor, harbour, moor, settle down), başarı ile yapmak. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

відкладати (adjourn, defer, delay, deposit, hold over, lay aside, lay past, leave over, postpone, procrastinate, prorogue, put aside, respite, set apart, set aside, set by, stand over, suspend, wait). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Put Over

LanguageDateSourceJohn Chapter 1, Verse 30
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintOutoV estin peri ou egw eipon opisw mou ercetai anhr oV emprosqen mou gegonen oti prwtoV mou hn
Latin405VulgateHic est de quo dixi post me venit vir qui ante me factus est quia prior me erat
Old English990West Saxonþes ys be þam þe ich sægede. Æfterme cymð wer þe be-foren me ge-worðenwæs. for þam he wæs ær þanne ic.
Middle English1395WyclifThis is he, that Y seide of, Aftir me is comun a man, which was maad bifor me; for he was rather than Y.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThis is he of whom I sayde. After me cometh a man which was before me for he was yer then I
Jacobean English1611King JamesThis is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
Victorian English1833WebsterThis is he of whom I said, after me cometh a man who is preferred before me; for he was before me.
Basic English1964OgdenThis is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.

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Matched Bible Translations: Put Over

LanguageJohn Chapter 1, Verse 30
CebuanoMao kana siya ang gihisgutan ko sa akong pag-ingon, `Sunod kanako moanhi ang usa ka tawo nga gikapahimutang na unahan kanako, kay siya una pa man kanako.`
Chinese這 就 是 我 曾 說 、 有 一 位 在 我 以 後 來 、 反 成 了 在 我 以 前 的 . 他 本 來 在 我 以 前 。
CroatianTo je onaj o kojem rekoh: Za mnom dolazi èovjek koji je preda mnom jer bijaše prije mene!"
DanishHan er den, om hvem jeg sagde: Efter mig kommer en Mand, som er kommen foran mig; thi han var før mig.
DutchDeze is het, van Welken ik gezegd heb: Na mij komt een Man, Die voor mij geworden is, want Hij was eer dan ik.
FinnishTämä on se, josta minä sanoin: `Minun jälkeeni tulee mies, joka on ollut minun edelläni, sillä hän on ollut ennen kuin minä`.
FrenchC`est celui dont j`ai dit: Après moi vient un homme qui m`a précédé, car il était avant moi.
GermanDieser ist's, von dem ich gesagt habe: Nach mir kommt ein Mann, welcher vor mir gewesen ist; denn er war eher denn ich.
Haitian CreoleMen moun mwen t'ap pale nou an, lè m' te di nou gen yon nonm k'ap vin apre m' men ki gen plis pouvwa pase m', paske li te la anvan mwen.
HungarianEz az, a kirõl én ezt mondám: Én utánam jõ egy férfiú, a ki elõttem lett, mert elõbb volt nálamnál.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariDialah yang saya katakan akan datang kemudian dari saya, tetapi lebih besar dari saya, sebab sebelum saya lahir, Dia sudah ada.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaInilah Dia, yang kukatakan hal-Nya, bahwa kemudian daripadaku datang seorang, yang jadi dahulu daripadaku, karena Ia telah ada dahulu daripadaku.
ItalianEcco colui del quale io dissi: Dopo di me viene un uomo che mi è passato avanti, perché era prima di me.
MaoriKo ia tenei i korero ai ahau, Kei te haere mai i muri i ahau tetahi tangata kua meinga ki mua i ahua; no mua hoki ia i ahau.
NorwegianDet er ham om hvem jeg sa: Efter mig kommer en mann som er kommet foran mig, fordi han var før mig.
Portugueseeste é aquele de quem eu disse: Depois de mim vem um varão que passou adiante de mim, porque antes de mim ele já existia.   
RumanianEl este Acela despre care ziceam: ,,Dupq mine vine un om, care este knaintea mea, cqci era knainte de mine.
RussianуЕК ЕУФШ, П лПФПТПН С УЛБЪБМ: ЪБ НОПА Й"ЕФ нХЦ, лПФПТЩК УФБМ Ч ЕТЕ"Й НЕОС, ПФПНХ ЮФП пО 'ЩМ ТЕЦ"Е НЕОС.
ShuarNúiti wi timiaj nu, "Winia ukurui winiana nu Wíjiainkia nankaamantuiti. Tura wi atsaisha tuke pujuyayi" Tímiajai.
SpanishÉste es aquel de quien dije: "Después de mí viene un hombre que ha llegado a ser antes de mí, porque era primero que yo."
SwahiliHuyu ndiye niliyesema juu yake: `Baada yangu anakuja mtu mmoja aliye mkuu zaidi kuliko mimi, maana alikuwako kabla mimi sijazaliwa!`
SwedishOm denne var det som jag sade: 'Efter mig kommer en man som är före mig; ty han var förr än jag.'
UmaHi'a-mi to ku'uli' -e wengi. Ku'uli' rata-i ngkabokoa' ngkai aku', aga meliu kabaraka' -na ngkai aku'. Apa' kako'ia-ku putu, mpolia' ria-imi-hana.

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Anagrams: Put Over

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-o-p-r-t-u-v"

-1 letter: pouter, roupet, troupe, uptore.

-2 letters: erupt, outer, outre, overt, prove, repot, route, toper, trope, trove, vertu, voter.

-3 letters: euro, over, pert, poet, pore, port, pour, pout, pure, repo, rope, rote, roue, roup, rout, rove, tope, tore, tour, trop, true, vert, veto, vote.

-4 letters: ope, opt, ore, ort, our, out, per, pet, pot, pro, pur.

 Words containing the letters "e-o-p-r-t-u-v"
 

+2 letters: overtrump.

 

+3 letters: corruptive, overtrumps, productive, protrusive, supportive.

 

+4 letters: overtrumped, provocateur, sporulative, vituperator.

 

+5 letters: corruptively, overpopulate, overtrumping, photogravure, posteruptive, preovulatory, productively, protrusively, provocateurs, reproductive, superovulate, supervention, unproductive, vituperation, vituperators, vituperatory, voluptuaries.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Quotations: Fiction
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Expressions
8. Translations: Modern
9. Bible Trace
10. Anagrams
11. Bibliography


  

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