putt
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putt
to hit a golf ball with a light stroke
Not to be confused with:
put – to place, set; to assign, attribute
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putt
(pŭt)n.
A light golf stroke made on the putting green in an effort to place the ball into the hole.
v. putt·ed, putt·ing, putts
v.tr.
To hit (a golf ball) with a light stroke on the green.
v.intr.
To putt a golf ball.
[Variant of put.]
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putt
(pʌt) golfn
(Golf) a stroke on the green with a putter to roll the ball into or near the hole
vb
(Golf) to strike (the ball) in this way
[C16: of Scottish origin; related to put]
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putt
(pʌt)v.t.
1. to strike (a golf ball) gently so as to make it roll along the green into the hole.
v.i. 2. to putt a golf ball.
n. 3. an act of putting.
4. a stroke made in putting.
[1735–45; orig. Scots, variant of put]
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putt
Past participle: putted
Gerund: putting
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| Noun | 1. |  putt - 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"golf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
| Verb | 1. | putt - strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter; "he putted the ball several feet past the hole" golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" |
| 2. | putt - hit a putt; "he lost because he putted so poorly" golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
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Translations
يَضْرِب كُرَة الغولْف
doklepnout
putte
päristelläprätkäputataputtausputti
gurít
pútta
varyti kamuoliuką
iesist bumbiņu bedrītē
doklepnúť do jamky
topa hafifçe vurmak
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putt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
putt
(pat) verb (in golf) to send a ball gently forward when aiming for the hole.
ˈputter noun a golf-club used for putting.
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