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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How to use putt in a sentence

It’s one of those groans over one of those putts that almost went in.
At a breezy PGA, normalcy beckoned — in the galleries, if not the top of the leader board|Chuck Culpepper|May 21, 2021|Washington Post
From there, Matsuyama did well to chip close to the hole and make his birdie putt.
With confidence and calm, Hideki Matsuyama ends Japan’s long wait for a Masters title|Chuck Culpepper, Scott Allen, Des Bieler|April 11, 2021|Washington Post
At the eighth hole, he hit a terrific pitch onto the green, then drained a 10-foot putt.
With confidence and calm, Hideki Matsuyama ends Japan’s long wait for a Masters title|Chuck Culpepper, Scott Allen, Des Bieler|April 11, 2021|Washington Post
Xander Schauffele drains a long putt for eagle at the par-5 hole No.
Hideki Matsuyama’s sublime day at the Masters gives him a four-shot lead and a shot at history|Chuck Culpepper, Scott Allen|April 11, 2021|Washington Post

The 27-year-old, coming off a fourth-place finish at the Masters in November, bogeyed the ninth and 11th after missing a short putt for par on the latter.
Hideki Matsuyama’s sublime day at the Masters gives him a four-shot lead and a shot at history|Chuck Culpepper, Scott Allen|April 11, 2021|Washington Post
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
After Boehner sunk a long putt on the first hole, Obama told reporters, "Did you all catch that?"
Obama’s Golf Diplomacy|Daniel Stone|June 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Of deeper interest was the act appointing a committee to make a digest of the laws, that they may be putt in print.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington Greene
I putt my wits in soak, an' soon I spotted the guilty party.
Sue, A Little Heroine|L. T. Meade
The ninth hole he won with a fine, long putt, which Mr. Sabin applauded heartily.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
Mr. Sabin, with a long and deadly putt—became four up and three to play.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
Henry, who had reached the green with his drive and had taken one putt too many, halved the hole in four.
Happy Days|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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