put over
verb
put over; putting over; puts over
3
: to achieve or carry through by deceit or trickery
put one over on me
Synonyms
Examples of put over in a Sentence
as a result of a medical emergency, our dream vacation had to be put over to the following year
Recent Examples on the Web
Monday April 8, a solar eclipse will cross from Texas to Maine, putting over 30 million people in the path of totality, with a partial eclipse visible briefly for millions more.
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NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
By 2050, the sinking phenomenon could put over 500,000 extra people at risk of significant flooding.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Staking became one of the few sustainable areas of interest during 2023 following Ethereum’s move to proof of stake the previous year, with the industry putting over 1.1 million ETH under Kiln’s management.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
And PetSmart just put over 2,000 dog products on sale for Presidents Day.
—Andie Kanaras, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
In the same month, people wearing Nazi clothing put over 250 pieces of anti-Semitic material on cars at Fort Worth Botanic Garden.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs set a new record for the number of veterans placed in housing in 2023, putting over 46,000 people in permanent homes.
—Michael Lee, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2024
He was yelled at, punched, sodomized, assaulted with pliers and a bag was put over his head.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2024
The new information shows increased coastal flooding this century will put over 70 million people around the globe in the path of expanding floodplains.
—David Schechter, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2023
NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
By 2050, the sinking phenomenon could put over 500,000 extra people at risk of significant flooding.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Staking became one of the few sustainable areas of interest during 2023 following Ethereum’s move to proof of stake the previous year, with the industry putting over 1.1 million ETH under Kiln’s management.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
And PetSmart just put over 2,000 dog products on sale for Presidents Day.
—Andie Kanaras, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
In the same month, people wearing Nazi clothing put over 250 pieces of anti-Semitic material on cars at Fort Worth Botanic Garden.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs set a new record for the number of veterans placed in housing in 2023, putting over 46,000 people in permanent homes.
—Michael Lee, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2024
He was yelled at, punched, sodomized, assaulted with pliers and a bag was put over his head.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2024
The new information shows increased coastal flooding this century will put over 70 million people around the globe in the path of expanding floodplains.
—David Schechter, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of put over was
in the 15th century
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put over
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: put across
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