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puts some timber on

puts some timber on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put some timber on.

Meaning of put some timber on

Verb

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

  1. (UK, idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To put on weight; to become more heavy or obese.
    • Most of us will probably go on to have boring jobs but one day I'm probably gonna have me own company and you'll go on Facebook and tell people ya went to school with me. I'll message ya back and I'll say 'yeah I went t' school with ya and din't we have a great time', whilst all along I'll be...2015, Keith Lemon, Keith Lemon's Big One

Questions about puts some timber on

What is puts some timber on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts some timber on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put some timber on.

Words near puts some timber on in the dictionary

  1. puts paid to
  2. puts past
  3. puts pen to paper
  4. puts round
  5. puts salt on someone's tail
  6. puts some timber on
  7. puts someone hip
  8. puts someone in a box
  9. puts someone in a false position
  10. puts someone in hospital
  11. puts someone in mind of

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