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put it to

put it to verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, it, to. Also the alternative form of stick it to.

Verb

put it to (third-person singular simple present puts it to, present participle putting it to, simple past and past participle put it to)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, it, to.
    • I will put it to you very candidly.
  2. To put up for consideration.
    • put it to a vote
  3. To overload with work or obligations.
    • You really put it to him, making him do all the heavy-lifting.
  4. To blame on.
    • They did not have an easy scapegoat, so they put it to the leader.
  5. To exploit an unfair advantage; to cheat; to swindle.
    • That mechanic put it to Sam.

Also used as

put it to is also the alternative form of stick it to.

Forms of put it to

third-person singular presentputs it to
present participleputting it to
past participleput it to
pastput it to

Questions about put it to

What does put it to mean?
Put it to means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, it, to.
What part of speech is put it to?
Put it to is a verb.
What is the past tense of put it to?
The past tense of put it to is put it to.

Words near put it to in the dictionary

  1. put it down
  2. put it mildly
  3. put it off on
  4. put it past
  5. put it there
  6. put it to
  7. put lie to
  8. put lipstick on a pig
  9. put new wine in old bottles
  10. put off
  11. put on

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