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put under

put under verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, under.

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, under.
  2. (transitive) To anesthetize someone or render them unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.
    • The doctor put me under before I went into surgery.
    Synonyms:
    put to sleep

Synonyms of put under

Forms of put under

third-person singular presentputs under
present participleputting under
past participleput under
pastput under

Questions about put under

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

Words near put under in the dictionary

  1. put two and two together and came up with five
  2. put two and two together and come up with five
  3. put two and two together and made five
  4. put two and two together and make five
  5. put two fingers up
  6. put under
  7. put up
  8. put up a brick
  9. put up a fight
  10. put up a show
  11. put up on

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