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puts one over

puts one over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one over.

Meaning of put one over

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To succeed in a deception.
  2. (idiomatic, with-on) To fool, trick, or deceive.
    • "[Y]ou surely aren't thinking you can put one over on me in this business? Tell me, you don't take me for that sort of ivory-skulled boob?"1913, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 9, in The Little Nugget

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What is puts one over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts one over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one over.

Words near puts one over in the dictionary

  1. puts on the ritz
  2. puts on the spot
  3. puts one across
  4. puts one foot in front of the other
  5. puts one in hospital
  6. puts one over
  7. puts one past
  8. puts one's ass on the line
  9. puts one's back into
  10. puts one's best foot foremost
  11. puts one's best foot forward

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