Definition of Put across

1. Verb. Transmit information. "They put across the information to them"; "Pass along the good news"


Definition of Put across

1. Verb. to explain or state something clearly and understandably. ¹

2. Verb. to perform a theatrical production. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Put Across

put-down
put-downs
put-on
put-ons
put-out
put-put
put-up
put-up job
put-upon
put a damper on
put a foot wrong
put a lid on it
put a sock in it
put a stop to
put about
put across (current term)
put all one's eggs in one basket
put an end to
put aside
put at ease
put away
put back
put behind bars
put by
put case
put differently
put down
put down for
put down roots
put down to

Literary usage of Put across

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report by Tasmania Dept. of Mines (1902)
"The 150-feet level east was put across the lode 350 feet south of D open cut. ... A trench put across the formation at the surface shows that the lode at ..."

2. A Handbook of the Ila Language by Edwin William Smith (1907)
"Chiama, kn, ri to be put across, to be across, crosswise, aslant. Ferf. ... one stick is planted upright, another is put across. ..."

3. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation: A Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"put across so as to fall on both sides, as a towel (ac.c. ... back or body thoroughly, pitch ; into him ; put across or in between so as to fix, ..."

4. American Negligence Reports, Current Series Cited Am. Neg. Rep.: All the by United States (1901)
"It is clearly shown that barricades were put across the street to warn the public of the danger of crossing, and that these planks were put across for the ..."

5. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation: A Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"put across so as to fall on both sides, as a towel (aoc. ... back or body thoroughly, pitch j into him ; put across or in between м> as to fix, ..."

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