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

Our only hope is for Bayley to put over the IC Champ at WrestleMania. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025

Amazon has an arbor set that comes with artificial white flowers and drapery to put over the arch. —Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025

The colossal system will put over 100 million people at risk of severe weather, from blizzard conditions in the northern Plains to tornadoes and wildfires in the South. —Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025

The hood was put over Sigmon's head, and an employee opened the black pull shade that shielded where the three prison system volunteer shooters were. —Jeffrey Collins, CBS News, 8 Mar. 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