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Grabbing vs Putting - What's the difference?

grabbing | putting |

As verbs the difference between grabbing and putting

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

As nouns the difference between grabbing and putting

is that grabbing is the act of one who grabs while putting is (obsolete) instigation or incitement; enticement or putting can be (golf) the action of the verb to putt .

grabbing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Derived terms

    * attention-grabbing

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who grabs.
  • * 2005 , Jeff Metzger, Cubicle Cowboy (page 168)
    • On the way out, all five of us were subjected to an absolute gauntlet of ass-grabbings and crotch-grabbings. I suspected most of the culprits to be transvestites.

    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
    * (l)

    See also

    * (l) English heteronyms