PUTT

putt, putting

(noun) hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; “his putting let him down today; he didn’t sink a single putt over three feet”

putt

(verb) strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter; “he putted the ball several feet past the hole”

putt

(verb) hit a putt; “he lost because he putted so poorly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

putt (plural putts)

(golf) The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.

Verb

putt (third-person singular simple present putts, present participle putting, simple past and past participle putted)

(golf) To lightly strike a golf ball with a putter.

Etymology 2

Noun

putt (plural putts)

(onomatopoeia) A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.

(British, motorcycling, slang) A motorcycle.

Verb

putt (third-person singular simple present putts, present participle putting, simple past and past participle putted)

To make a putting sound.

(motorcycling, slang) To ride one's motorcycle, to go for a motorcycle ride.

To move along slowly.

Etymology 3

Verb

putt (third-person singular simple present putts, present participle putting, simple past and past participle putt)

Obsolete form of put.

Source: Wiktionary

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Putt, n. [Cf. Put, v. t.] (Golf)

Definition: A stroke made on the putting green to play the ball into a hole.

Putt, v. i. (Golf)

Definition: To make a putt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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