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put the moves on

put the moves on verb: to make an effort to gain someone's romantic or sexual interest; to try to woo or seduce.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To make an effort to gain someone's romantic or sexual interest; to try to woo or seduce.
    • Leo tried putting the moves on Dawn at the New Year's party.
    Synonyms:
    court, make love, romance

Synonyms of put the moves on

Forms of put the moves on

third-person singular presentputs the moves on
present participleputting the moves on
past participleput the moves on
pastput the moves on
alternative formput the make on

Questions about put the moves on

What does put the moves on mean?
Put the moves on means to make an effort to gain someone's romantic or sexual interest; to try to woo or seduce.
What part of speech is put the moves on?
Put the moves on is a verb.
What is the past tense of put the moves on?
The past tense of put the moves on is put the moves on.

Words near put the moves on in the dictionary

  1. put the last hand to
  2. put the lid on
  3. put the lie to
  4. put the make on
  5. put the miller's eye out
  6. put the moves on
  7. put the pedal to the medal
  8. put the pedal to the metal
  9. put the plug in the jug
  10. put the pot on
  11. put the question to

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