put over

verb

1. informal.
   to communicate (facts, information, etc) comprehensibly

   he puts his thoughts over badly

2. to postpone; defer Brit equivalentput off

   the match was put over a week

3. put one over on or put a fast one over on informal.
   to get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception

   he put one over on his boss

Example Sentences

Russell put over one penalty, then another and the 14-men led the world champions.

From BBC

Hoses were put over the wall and smoke was seen coming from the building.

From BBC

He believes that he put over $1 million on it, including for overseas travel to places where he sold his inventory, like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

From New York Times

His palm print was found on a plastic bag that was put over her head before her body was set on fire.

From Seattle Times

"In one case it was mentioned a pillow was put over the head of an individual being killed with a pistol," the SBS officer wrote.

From BBC

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