put to bed with a shovel

verb

To bury (someone).

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Meanings

verbput to bed with a shovel (third-person singular simple present puts to bed with a shovel, present participle putting to bed with a shovel, simple past and past participle put to bed with a shovel)

present singular third person puts to bed with a shovel · participle present putting to bed with a shovel

  1. slangtransitivecynicalTo bury (someone).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
put to sleep

Translations

Finnish kuopata
  • kuopataslang expression for "to bury"
Polish pochować
  • pochowaćslang expression for "to bury"
Cite this entry
APA

put to bed with a shovel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20to%20bed%20with%20a%20shovel

MLA

“put to bed with a shovel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20to%20bed%20with%20a%20shovel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put to bed with a shovel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20to%20bed%20with%20a%20shovel.

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