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putting one over

putting one over is the present participle and gerund of put one over.

Meaning of put one over

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To succeed in a deception.
  2. (idiomatic, with-on) To fool, trick, or deceive.
    • "[Y]ou surely aren't thinking you can put one over on me in this business? Tell me, you don't take me for that sort of ivory-skulled boob?"1913, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 9, in The Little Nugget

Questions about putting one over

What is putting one over the present participle and gerund of?
Putting one over is the present participle and gerund of put one over.

Words near putting one over in the dictionary

  1. putting on the ritz
  2. putting on the spot
  3. putting one across
  4. putting one foot in front of the other
  5. putting one in hospital
  6. putting one over
  7. putting one past
  8. putting one's ass on the line
  9. putting one's back into
  10. putting one's best foot foremost
  11. putting one's best foot forward

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