put in the ground

verb

To kill.

Meanings

verbput in the ground (third-person singular simple present puts in the ground, present participle putting in the ground, simple past and past participle put in the ground)

present singular third person puts in the ground · participle present putting in the ground

  1. idiomaticTo kill.
  2. idiomaticTo bury.
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