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putt

[ puht ]

verb (used with or without object)

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


noun

  1. an act of putting.
  2. a stroke made in putting.

putt

/ ±èÊŒ³Ù /

noun

  1. a stroke on the green with a putter to roll the ball into or near the hole
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to strike (the ball) in this way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of putt1

First recorded in 1735–45; originally Scots, variant of put
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of putt1

C16: of Scottish origin; related to put
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The “America go home†protest signs got a lot of use back then, he recalls — and who knows, perhaps they’ll be putting in an appearance again.

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On a recent afternoon, the shopkeeper sat in the tight quarters of her store, putting on a full face of makeup.

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Ms Wigglesworth said a turning point came in the late 1960s when another horticulturalist "came up with the idea of putting plants into pots".

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"I think they're putting Irish language back on the map," he said.

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I know that cowboys first were African American, so I think that she’s taking control of that and putting her twang on it.

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