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

Strowman, 41, had become the still-fierce giant whose primary job was to put over strong up-and-comers like Fatu and Bronson Reed before him. —Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025

And that live-action look included Forest Whitaker sporting a very unique accessory in the form of a mask that Saw would periodically put over his face and inhale from. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 May 2025

Lynch could return to challenge or put over someone for the U.S. title. —Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025

Because his drug was a gene therapy, public grant money and private philanthropy played an especially central role, with the National Institutes of Health alone putting over $450 million into science related to SMA. —Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for put over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover

Kids Definition

put over

verb

: put across

put over a song