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putting out to pasture

putting out to pasture is the present participle and gerund of put out to pasture.

Meaning of put out to pasture

Verb

put out to pasture (third-person singular simple present puts out to pasture, present participle putting out to pasture, simple past and past participle put out to pasture)

  1. (informal) To make someone retire, especially due to advancing age.
    • They've put John out to pasture and replaced him with someone who's got half his experience.
  2. (informal) To discontinue something.
    • That version of the program has been put out to pasture.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put out, to, pasture.

Questions about putting out to pasture

What is putting out to pasture the present participle and gerund of?
Putting out to pasture is the present participle and gerund of put out to pasture.

Words near putting out to pasture in the dictionary

  1. putting out feelers
  2. putting out of one's head
  3. putting out of one's mind
  4. putting out the fire
  5. putting out to grass
  6. putting out to pasture
  7. putting out to sea
  8. putting over
  9. putting paid to
  10. putting past
  11. putting pen to paper

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