put over

verb

put over; putting over; puts over

transitive verb

1

: postpone, delay

2

: put across sense 2

3

: to achieve or carry through by deceit or trickery

put one over on me

Synonyms

• defer
• delay
• hold off (on)
• hold over
• hold up
• lay over
• postpone
• put off
• remit
• shelve

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

The surge coincided with a sweltering mid-June heat wave across the Midwest and the Northeast, putting over 80 million people under heat alerts — the latest run of unseasonably extreme temperatures fueled by a global climate that is warming at a record pace. —Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 7 July 2024

The storms are the latest in a week of wild weather that saw much of the country battered by heat, putting over 100 million people under heat advisories and warnings and flooding in Iowa and South Dakota. —James Powel, USA TODAY, 23 June 2024

The repair kit includes a protective plastic shroud to put over the blade base as well as additional instructions. —Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 20 June 2024

It should be put over the trees when male cicadas are first heard singing. —Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

put over

verb

: put across

put over a song