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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
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
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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