Definition of Put-put

1. Noun. A small gasoline engine (as on motor boat).

Generic synonyms: Gasoline Engine, Petrol Engine
Language type: Colloquialism

Lexicographical Neighbors of Put-put

pustulations
pustule
pustuled
pustulent
pustules
pustuliform
pustulous
puszta
pusztas
put-down
put-downs
put-on
put-ons
put-out
put-put (current term)
put-up
put-up job
put-upon
put a damper on
put a foot wrong
put a lid on it
put a sock in it
put a stop to
put about
put across
put all one's eggs in one basket
put an end to
put aside
put at ease

Literary usage of Put-put

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The new and complete dictionary of the English languageby John Ash by John Ash (1795)
"To play at put. Put (-yt prêt, of tbe -verb) Did put. Put ( f. from I te -veril) Placed, placed in any ..."

2. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: To by John Walker (1806)
"To PUT, put. va (173) (174). To lay or reposit in any place; to place in any ... To PUT, put, or put. vn To shoot or germinate; to steer; To put forth, ..."

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