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puts out to pasture

puts out to pasture is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put out to pasture.

Meaning of put out to pasture

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To make someone retire, especially due to advancing age.
    • They've put John out to pasture and replaced him with someone who's got half his experience.
  2. (informal) To discontinue something.
    • That version of the program has been put out to pasture.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put out, to, pasture.

Questions about puts out to pasture

What is puts out to pasture the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts out to pasture is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put out to pasture.

Words near puts out to pasture in the dictionary

  1. puts out feelers
  2. puts out of one's head
  3. puts out of one's mind
  4. puts out the fire
  5. puts out to grass
  6. puts out to pasture
  7. puts out to sea
  8. puts over
  9. puts paid to
  10. puts past
  11. puts pen to paper

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