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putting someone's light out

putting someone's light out is the present participle and gerund of put someone's light out.

Meaning of put someone's light out

Verb

put someone's light out (third-person singular simple present puts someone's light out, present participle putting someone's light out, simple past and past participle put someone's light out)

  1. (slang) To kill someone.

Questions about putting someone's light out

What is putting someone's light out the present participle and gerund of?
Putting someone's light out is the present participle and gerund of put someone's light out.

Words near putting someone's light out in the dictionary

  1. putting someone to their trumps
  2. putting someone under
  3. putting someone under the screw
  4. putting someone wise
  5. putting someone's back up
  6. putting someone's light out
  7. putting someone's lights out
  8. putting someone's pipe out
  9. putting something behind one
  10. putting something down to experience
  11. putting something into perspective

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