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Indeed - the OED gives 419 senses of the verb "put", including as varied as to put (a person or animal) out of (his or her) misery Cricket. (a) (Of a fielder
by Jabbles 6y ago
Indeed - the OED gives 419 senses of the verb "put", including as varied as
to put (a person or animal) out of (his or her) misery
Cricket. (a) (Of a fielder or wicketkeeper) to hit or break (a wicket), dislodging a bail;
to put one's feet up
- gotostatement 6y agoI think `faire` is kind of the same in French - in various phrasal settings, it feels like an all-purpose verb for taking any sort of action. Although I guess that's more like 'do' which also has a bajillion uses in different contexts