put to sleep

/pʊt tu slip/
/pʊt tu slip/
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Other forms: puts to sleep

Definitions of put to sleep
  1. verb
    help someone go to bed
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    type of:
    put
    cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
  2. verb
    kill gently, as with an injection
    synonyms: put away
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    type of:
    kill
    cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
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