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putt

[ puht ]
/ pʌt /
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verb (used with or without object)

to strike (a gollf ball) gently so as to make it roll along the green into the hole.

noun

an act of putting.
a stroke made in putting.

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Origin of putt

First recorded in 1735–45; originally Scots, variant of put

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH putt

put, putt

Words nearby putt

put someone right, put someone through his or her paces, put someone up, put someone up to, put someone wise, putt, puttee, putter, put that in your pipe and smoke it, put the arm on, put the blame on
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Words related to putt

stockings, chaps, puttees, buskins, leggins

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British Dictionary definitions for putt

putt
/ (pʌt) golf /

noun

a stroke on the green with a putter to roll the ball into or near the hole

verb

to strike (the ball) in this way

Word Origin for putt

C16: of Scottish origin; related to put
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