put through en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- A transaction by a broker outside the stock exchange, bringing a buyer and seller together.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| put throughs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
put through en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To connect (a telephone caller) with the callee.
Please hold the line a moment while I put you through to the sales office.
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(idiomatic) to cause to endure
After all the grief my wife has put me through, I wonder why I'm still with her.
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(UK, transitive) To smash (e.g. a window) so as to create an opening.
Playing football brought people together – we’d play against any brick wall, on any kerb, or see if we could put the window through in the art department.
2005 October 25, “Pete Doherty pens song for his football team”, in NME:
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(transitive) To pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.
Friedel again had to save as he parried a Patrice Evra shot before gathering the ball after the left-back had been put through by Ryan Giggs.
2011 February 1, Mandeep Sanghera, “Man Utd 3 - 1 Aston Villa”, in BBC:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, through.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| putting through | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put through | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put through | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| puts through | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
put through the mangle · put through the wringer · put one through one's paces
Translations (17)
ru соединя́ть (to connect (telephoning)) · de durchstellen (to connect (telephoning)) · pt transferir (to connect (telephoning)) · pl przekierować (to connect (telephoning)) · pl przełączać (to connect (telephoning)) · ja 繋ぐ (to connect (telephoning)) · fr passer (to connect (telephoning)) · es poner con (to connect (telephoning)) · ru соедини́ть (to connect (telephoning)) · ko 바꿔주다 (to connect (telephoning)) · cmn 接通 (to connect (telephoning)) · de verbinden (to connect (telephoning)) · nl doorverbinden (to connect (telephoning)) · pt passar (to connect (telephoning)) · pl przełączyć (to connect (telephoning)) · pl przekierowywać (to connect (telephoning)) · az birləşdirmək (to connect (telephoning))