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put in the ground

put in the ground verb: to kill.

Verb

put in the ground (third-person singular simple present puts in the ground, present participle putting in the ground, simple past and past participle put in the ground)

  1. (idiomatic) To kill.
  2. (idiomatic) To bury.

Forms of put in the ground

third-person singular presentputs in the ground
present participleputting in the ground
past participleput in the ground
pastput in the ground

Questions about put in the ground

What does put in the ground mean?
Put in the ground means to kill.
What part of speech is put in the ground?
Put in the ground is a verb.
What is the past tense of put in the ground?
The past tense of put in the ground is put in the ground.

Words near put in the ground in the dictionary

  1. put in mind
  2. put in motion
  3. put in one's oar
  4. put in pledge
  5. put in practice
  6. put in the ground
  7. put in the pin
  8. put in the shade
  9. put in the work
  10. put in with
  11. put in writing

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