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.

Nearby words

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

Origin of putt

1735–45; orig. Scots, variant of put

Can be confused

put putt (see synonym study at put)

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Examples from the Web for putted

Booverman with a little care studied the ten-foot route to the hole and putted down.
Murder in Any Degree|Owen Johnson
I am informed that they putted out afterwards, each in one more, and therefore the hole was halved.
The Spirit of the Links|Henry Leach
It was sheltered from all observation and he putted for a few minutes.
The Secret of the Silver Car|Wyndham Martyn
Mr. Hilton once putted that way in the Amateur International match, and I have seen many other good putters do well with it.
The Happy Golfer|Henry Leach

He could never quite make up his mind whether he putted best with a gun-metal putter or a wooden one.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 146., January 21, 1914|Various

British Dictionary definitions for putted

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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