putt
to strike (a gollf ball) gently so as to make it roll along the green into the hole.
an act of putting.
a stroke made in putting.
Origin of putt
1Words that may be confused with putt
- put, putt
Words Nearby putt
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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 PostFrom 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 PostAt 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 PostXander 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 PostThe 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.
After Boehner sunk a long putt on the first hole, Obama told reporters, "Did you all catch that?"
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 GreeneI putt my wits in soak, an' soon I spotted the guilty party.
Sue, A Little Heroine | L. T. MeadeThe ninth hole he won with a fine, long putt, which Mr. Sabin applauded heartily.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin | E. Phillips OppenheimMr. Sabin, with a long and deadly putt—became four up and three to play.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin | E. Phillips OppenheimHenry, 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
/ (pʌt) golf /
a stroke on the green with a putter to roll the ball into or near the hole
to strike (the ball) in this way
Origin of putt
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