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put someone or something under something

to place someone or something beneath something. Dave put Sam under the loft in the barn, hoping no one would find him there. Alice put the birthday present under the couch, where she could get to it in a hurry.

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put someone under

Fig. to anesthetize someone. They put him under with ether. After you put her under, we will begin the operation.

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