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Giving vs Putting - What's the difference?

giving | putting |

As verbs the difference between giving and putting

is that giving is while putting is or putting can be (golf).

As nouns the difference between giving and putting

is that giving is the act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting while putting is (obsolete) instigation or incitement; enticement or putting can be (golf) the action of the verb to putt .

As an adjective giving

is having the tendency to give; generous.

giving

English

(wikipedia giving)

Verb

(head)
  • ''These bright surfaces are sprayed with a fine spray of ink, thus giving them an even surface.' - First Usenet use via Google Groups, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having the tendency to give; generous
  • To become like Christ involves everything else: becoming a loving and giving person, having confidence enabling you to be vulnerable (psychologically and physically; Jesus did both), having the wisdom to see people's needs and the desire to meet them. - net.flame - 26 Mar 1984 by Jeff Sargent

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
  • A gift; a benefaction.
  • (Alexander Pope)
  • The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
  • * Addison
  • Upon the first giving of the weather.

    Statistics

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    putting

    English

    Etymology 1

    See put

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

  • (obsolete) Instigation or incitement; enticement.
  • * 1736 , Matthew Hale, Historia Placitorum Coronæ , page 353:
  • ...and then if there be a putting in fear al?o, the clergy is ou?ted in all the ca?es mentiond in this ?tatute.
  • The action or result of the verb put .
  • Etymology 2

    See putt

    Verb

    (head)
  • (golf)
  • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (golf) The action of the verb to putt .
  • (golf) A variety of golf in which balls are tapped into holes over short distances using a putter.
  • Derived terms
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    See also

    * (l) English heteronyms