English Explanatory Dictionary

put through

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To connect (a telephone caller) with the callee.
  2. to cause to endure
  3. To smash (e.g. a window) so as to create an opening.
  4. To pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, through.
noun
  1. A transaction by a broker outside the stock exchange, bringing a buyer and seller together.

Pronunciation

En-au-put through.ogg

Word forms

put through puts through putting through put throughs

Derived words

put through the wringer put through the mangle put one through one's paces
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