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putting the dead wood on

putting the dead wood on is the present participle and gerund of put the dead wood on.

Meaning of put the dead wood on

Verb

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

  1. (US, dated, slang, transitive) To gain a great advantage over (someone).

Questions about putting the dead wood on

What is putting the dead wood on the present participle and gerund of?
Putting the dead wood on is the present participle and gerund of put the dead wood on.

Words near putting the dead wood on in the dictionary

  1. putting the change on someone
  2. putting the clock back
  3. putting the clock forward
  4. putting the clocks back
  5. putting the cork back in the bottle
  6. putting the dead wood on
  7. putting the fear of God into
  8. putting the finger on
  9. putting the frighteners on someone
  10. putting the genie back in the bottle
  11. putting the hammer down

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