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puts the dead wood on

puts the dead wood on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the dead wood on.

Meaning of put the dead wood on

Verb

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

  1. (US, dated, slang, transitive) To gain a great advantage over (someone).

Questions about puts the dead wood on

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

Words near puts the dead wood on in the dictionary

  1. puts the change on someone
  2. puts the clock back
  3. puts the clock forward
  4. puts the clocks back
  5. puts the cork back in the bottle
  6. puts the dead wood on
  7. puts the fear of God into
  8. puts the finger on
  9. puts the frighteners on someone
  10. puts the genie back in the bottle
  11. puts the hammer down

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