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painted the wagon

painted the wagon is the simple past and past participle of paint the wagon.

Meaning of paint the wagon

Verb

paint the wagon (third-person singular simple present paints the wagon, present participle painting the wagon, simple past and past participle painted the wagon)

  1. (idiomatic) To get things done.
    • John, you still haven’t closed that deal; you need to paint that wagon now!

Questions about painted the wagon

What is painted the wagon the simple past and past participle of?
Painted the wagon is the simple past and past participle of paint the wagon.

Words near painted the wagon in the dictionary

  1. painted snipe
  2. painted snipes
  3. painted the tape
  4. painted the town
  5. painted the town red
  6. painted the wagon
  7. painted tree rat
  8. painted tree rats
  9. painted trillium
  10. painted trilliums
  11. painted turtle

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