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Put over

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To state or explain (a concept) in a clear, understandable manner.

    "Professor Jones is a good teacher. He knows how to put his ideas over to the students."

  2. 2
    communicate successfully wordnet
  3. 3
    To portray or present.

    "She fraudulently tried to put herself over as a diving instructor."

  4. 4
    hold back to a later time wordnet
  5. 5
    To make a decisive pass to a teammate so they can score a try.

    "The first was the product of a destructive hard line down the middle by Manu Tuilagi, which sucked in the Australian defence and stretched the cover further out, allowing Farrell and Curry to put May over in the left corner."

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  1. 6
    To increase the popularity or prove the legitimacy of another wrestler, usually by losing to them. slang

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