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put to the sword

put to the sword
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poo t too stressed th ee sawrd, sohrd]
    • /pʊt tu stressed ði sɔrd, soʊrd/
    • /ˈpʊt tuː ðə sɔːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t too stressed th ee sawrd, sohrd]
    • /pʊt tu stressed ði sɔrd, soʊrd/

Definitions of put to the sword words

  • noun put to the sword to kill with a sword or swords 0
  • noun put to the sword to slaughter, esp. in war 0
  • verb put to the sword (Idiomatic) To execute, especially by using a sword. 0
  • verb put to the sword (Idiomatic) To severely defeat. 0
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Parts of speech for Put to the sword

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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put to the sword popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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