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Guess which word has the most definitions (before peeking in

 
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Bigfeet



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:56 am    Post subject: Guess which word has the most definitions (before peeking in Reply with quote

The word SET has the most definitions of any word in the English language. SET has 464 definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary. Here's how the others stack up:
RUN - 396 (defs.)
GO - 368
TAKE - 343
STAND - 334
GET - 289
TURN - 288
PUT - 268
FALL - 264
STRIKE - 250

http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/blmosdef.htm

I thought it would be "make" but it wasn't even close. Shocked
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Gimpokid



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guessed "turn."
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crusher_of_heads



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the
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visitorq



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah well, I doubt they took the word "fuck" into account, else it surely would have topped the list...
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D.D.



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

watch the video strange consequences on youtube.
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blissfullyignorant



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 8:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guessed "get"
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