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put-put
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put-put  (ptpt)
n. Slang
1. A small gasoline engine.
2. A vehicle, such as a boat, that is operated by a small gasoline engine.

[Imitative of a running engine.]

put-put [ˈpʌtˌpʌt] Informal
n
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a light chugging or popping sound, as made by a petrol engine
2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a vehicle powered by an engine making such a sound
vb -puts, -putting, -putted
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (intr) to make or travel along with such a sound
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.put-put - a small gasoline engine (as on motor boat)
gasoline engine, petrol engine - an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Translations
put-put
n (= sound)Tuckern nt
vituckern


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