The difference between Bother and Put out
When used as nouns, bother means fuss, ado, whereas put out means the statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
When used as verbs, bother means to annoy, to disturb, to irritate, whereas put out means to place outside or eject.
Bother is also interjection with the meaning: a mild expression of annoyance.
Put out is also adjective with the meaning: taking offense.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bother and Put out
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Bother as a verb (transitive):
To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.
Examples:
"Would it bother you if I smoked?"
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Bother as a verb (intransitive):
To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
Examples:
"Why do I even bother to try?"
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Bother as a verb (intransitive):
To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
Examples:
"You didn't even bother to close the door."
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Bother as a noun:
Fuss, ado.
Examples:
"There was a bit of bother at the hairdresser's when they couldn't find my appointment in the book."
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Bother as a noun:
Trouble, inconvenience.
Examples:
"Yes, I can do that for you - it's no bother."
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Put out as a noun (baseball):
The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
Examples:
"Jones recorded 15 put outs in the first half of the season."
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Put out as an adjective:
Taking offense; indignant.
Examples:
"He was put out at the mere suggestion of misconduct."
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Put out as a verb (transitive):
To place outside or eject.
Examples:
"Don’t forget to put out the cat."
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Put out as a verb (transitive):
To produce.
Examples:
"The factory puts out 4000 units each day."
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Put out as a verb (transitive):
To injure a part of the body, especially a joint.
Examples:
"Don’t put out your back trying to lift that."
"Be careful with those scissors, or you'll put your eye out!"
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Put out as a verb (transitive):
To inconvenience or disturb someone, such as by moving in or requesting assistance.
Examples:
"I don't want to put you out, it's just vital that I get this done tonight."
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Put out as a verb (transitive):
To extinguish (a flame or light).
Examples:
"They worked for days to put out the brushfire."
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Put out as a verb (transitive):
To eliminate from a competition.
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Put out as a verb (slang, intransitive):
To consent to sex.
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Put out as a verb (baseball):
To cause a player on the offense to be out, especially of men on base.
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Put out as a verb (cricket):
To cause a batsman (a player on the batting team) to be dismissed or out.
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Put out as a verb:
To sail away, to depart.