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put on the block

put on the block verb: to sell something.

Verb

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

  1. (slang) To sell something.
  2. (euphemistic) To execute by beheading.

Forms of put on the block

third-person singular presentputs on the block
present participleputting on the block
past participleput on the block
pastput on the block

Questions about put on the block

What does put on the block mean?
Put on the block means to sell something.
What part of speech is put on the block?
Put on the block is a verb.
What is the past tense of put on the block?
The past tense of put on the block is put on the block.

Words near put on the block in the dictionary

  1. put on one's dancing shoes
  2. put on one's own oxygen mask first
  3. put on one's oxygen mask first
  4. put on one's pants one leg at a time
  5. put on one's trousers one leg at a time
  6. put on the block
  7. put on the brakes
  8. put on the dog
  9. put on the kibosh
  10. put on the long finger
  11. put on the map

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