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

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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