put the dead wood on

verb

To gain a great advantage over (someone).

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Meanings

verbput the dead wood on (third-person singular simple present puts the dead wood on, present participle putting the dead wood on, simple past and past participle put the dead wood on)

present singular third person puts the dead wood on · participle present putting the dead wood on

  1. USdatedslangtransitiveTo gain a great advantage over (someone).
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APA

put the dead wood on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20dead%20wood%20on

MLA

“put the dead wood on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20dead%20wood%20on. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put the dead wood on,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20dead%20wood%20on.

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