putt

[ puht ]

/ pʌt /

Golf.

verb (used with or without object)

to strike (the 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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Words nearby putt

putrescine, putrid, putrilage, putsch, putschist, putt, putt-putt, puttee, putter, putti-platt operation, puttie

Origin of putt

1735–45; orig. Scots, variant of put

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH putt

put putt (see synonym study at put)

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Example sentences from the Web for putt

Titanic once bet $10,000 that Nick (the Greek) Dandolos, another high operator, would not sink a 25-foot putt.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was beaten by a putt by the better ball of two of the native golfers, Mr. Ash and Mr. McGreevy.
Fifty Years of Golf|Horace G. Hutchinson
It is to be noted, that the Readaris be putt in by the Kirk, and admissioun of the Superintendent.
The Works of John Knox, Volume 2 (of 6)|John Knox
He knew that golfers do not "putt" as strenuously as they "drive."
The Adventures Of A Suburbanite|Ellis Parker Butler

"Bully distance for a putt," said Jupiter, taking the line from his ball to the hole.
Olympian Nights|John Kendrick Bangs
"You aren't going to win all the holes," he said grudgingly, as he ran down his putt.
Once a Week|Alan Alexander Milne

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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putt

verb (used with or without object)

noun

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noun

verb

Word Origin for putt