Meaning of put over | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To state or explain (a concept) in a clear, understandable manner.
2. To portray or present.
3. To make a decisive pass to a teammate so they can score a try.
4. To increase the popularity or prove the legitimacy of another wrestler, usually by losing to them.
   slang

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Examples

“Professor Jones is a good teacher. He knows how to put⟳ his ideas over to the students.”

“She fraudulently tried to put⟳ herself over as a diving instructor.”

“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.”

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