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Definition of Put under

1. Verb. Administer an anesthetic drug to. "Did he put under his foot? "; "Anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Put Under

Literary usage of Put under

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

1. Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session by United States Congress. House (1843)
"The said amendment being engrossed, the bill was read the third time And the question was put, under the operation of' the previous question, that the bill ..."

2. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great: Called by Thomas Carlyle (1858)
"... Elector's Uncle, is put under Ban. Johann George, a frank-hearted valiant man, concerning whom only good actions, and no bad one, are on record, ..."

3. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"And we see Jesus Christ reign, said the apostle, • and he shall reign till all things be put under his feet:' though all things are not yet put under his ..."

4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"M., a citizen, residing on the Franklin road, and about half a mile in front of the enemy's lino of battle, was put under guard by General Stanley. ..."

5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"His monastery, at Constantinople, was put under the supervision of Julian of Cos as visitor, that prelate being still the papal representative at ..."

6. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association, Richard Rogers Bowker, Charles Ammi Cutter (1908)
"New York City documents are put under the main head New York City. Massachusetts railroad reports are put under the main head Massachusetts. ..."

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