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puts the wood in the hole

puts the wood in the hole is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the wood in the hole.

Meaning of put the wood in the hole

Verb

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

  1. (Yorkshire, idiomatic, Lancashire, Manchester) To shut the door.
    • Put t'wood i t'hoil at-after tha goes aat, Aw can't stan it when ther's a draft in here!

Questions about puts the wood in the hole

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

Words near puts the wood in the hole in the dictionary

  1. puts the screws
  2. puts the squeeze on
  3. puts the stunners on
  4. puts the tin lid on it
  5. puts the toothpaste back in the tube
  6. puts the wood in the hole
  7. puts the world to rights
  8. puts through
  9. puts through the mangle
  10. puts through the mill
  11. puts through the wringer

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