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Putback vs Postpone - What's the difference?

putback | postpone |

As a noun putback

is (basketball) a move in which a player scores a basket immediately after securing an offensive rebound.

As a verb postpone is

to delay or put off an event, appointment etc.

putback

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (basketball) A move in which a player scores a basket immediately after securing an offensive rebound

    • Derived terms

    *putback jam

    See also

    *(wikipedia "putback")

    postpone

    English

    Verb

    (postpon)
  • To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
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    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}

    Synonyms

    * adjourn, defer, delay, forestay, procrastinate, put off, put on ice, stay, suspend

    Antonyms

    * advance * hasten * prepone (India )