Put and Refer

Put

Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

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Refer and put are semantically related in tell topic. In some cases you can use "Refer" instead a verb "Put".

Nearby Words: putting, putted

Refer verb - To have a relation or connection.

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Put and refer are semantically related in tell topic. Sometimes you can use "Put" instead a verb "Refer".

man	put man	refer man
people	put people	refer people
picture	put picture	refer picture
name	put name	refer name
Other words: time, way, characters, bit, everyone, times, examples.

For combos to be possible, attacks in a given game must put the enemy in a state where they cannot act (fighting games refer to this as "hitstun").

Source: Combos
Up until then the mentions of a recent death seemed to refer to a patient that Cox had put into JD's care.

Source: Pretty Spry for a Dead Guy
This is most likely based on Hobbits from The Lord of the Rings who put huge emphasis on family and will often refer to each other by how they are related.

Source: World of No Grandparents

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