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puts through

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

Meaning of put through

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To connect (a telephone caller) with the callee.
    • Please hold the line a moment while I put you through to the sales office.
  2. (idiomatic) to cause to endure
    • After all the grief my wife has put me through, I wonder why I'm still with her.
  3. (UK, transitive) To smash (e.g. a window) so as to create an opening.
    • Playing football brought people together – we’d play against any brick wall, on any kerb, or see if we could put the window through in the art department.2005 October 25, “Pete Doherty pens song for his football team”, in NME
  4. (transitive) To pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.
    • Friedel again had to save as he parried a Patrice Evra shot before gathering the ball after the left-back had been put through by Ryan Giggs.2011 February 1, Mandeep Sanghera, “Man Utd 3 - 1 Aston Villa”, in BBC
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, through.

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Questions about puts through

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

Words near puts through in the dictionary

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

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