put the lid on

put the lid on

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo t stressed th ee lid on, awn]
- /pʊt stressed ði lɪd ɒn, ɔn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo t stressed th ee lid on, awn]
- /pʊt stressed ði lɪd ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of put the lid on words

noun put the lid on to be the final blow to 0
noun put the lid on to curb, prevent, or discourage 0

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Parts of speech for Put the lid on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Put the lid on

put the lid on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for put the lid on

verb put the lid on

bleep — A bleep is a short, high-pitched sound, usually one of a series, that is made by an electrical device.
bleeping — (used as a substitute word for one regarded as objectionable): Get that bleeping cat out of here!
blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
blue-pencil — to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.

All 57 Synonyms of put the lid on

Antonyms for put the lid on

verb put the lid on

loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.

Just one Antonym for put the lid on

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