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Putout vs Throwout - What's the difference?

putout | throwout |

As nouns the difference between putout and throwout

is that putout is (baseball) a play in which a batter is retired while throwout is (rare) one who has been rejected by society; an outcast.

putout

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (baseball) A play in which a batter is retired

    • See also

    * put out

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    throwout

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) One who has been rejected by society; an outcast.
  • # Convicted felons are usually throwouts after they are released from prison.
  • (collectively ) those whom society has rejected
  • (printing) A folded sheet that opens out to one side; half a gatefold.