put someone's light out

verb

To kill someone.

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Meanings

verbput someone's light out (third-person singular simple present puts someone's light out, present participle putting someone's light out, simple past and past participle put someone's light out)

present singular third person puts someone's light out · participle present putting someone's light out

  1. slangTo kill someone.
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