put over

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put over

verb puts over · putting over · put over

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.
Similar: get across, put across
To portray or present. She fraudulently tried to put herself over as a diving instructor.
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.
slang To increase the popularity or prove the legitimacy of another wrestler, usually by losing to them.

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@misc{put_over_2026,
  title = {put over},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20over},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}