Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Put through and close are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Put through" with "Close", this verbs are similar.
Put through
Put through verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.
Close and put through are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb "Put through".
Both terms in one sentence
- May come close to or overlap with I Can Not Self Terminate, Kill Us Both, Mercy Kill, and/or Shoot the Hostage if the character(s) sacrificed has been, or will be, put through hell by the villain, but a Mercy Kill alone does not this trope make.
Source: Trial by Friendly Fire - During World War Hulk, Laura became one of the only people to actually slow down Hulk by deliberately allowing him to grab her, bringing her close enough to catch him by surprise with her foot claws and put out his eyes (the injury comes in in that she got put through a wall for her trouble).
Source: Deliberate Injury Gambit -
Top-tier shotgun in Far Cry 2, seen with a 20-round drum magazine even though it only has 12 shots, though its fast rate of fire and power in close range comes at the expense of reliability - the gun will visibly corrode a bit with every single shell you put through it.
Source: Cool Guns / Shotguns
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