putt

noun

: a golf stroke made on a putting green to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
putt verb

Examples of putt in a Sentence

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But on 13, still in view atop our beloved hill, Korda trailed by just one with a five-foot par putt remaining. Brody Miller, New York Times, 1 June 2025 Ben Griffin of the United States lines up a putt on the third green during the third round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025 at Muirfield Village Golf Club on May 31, 2025 in Dublin, Ohio. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025 Griffin calmly sank his 39-inch putt to finish 12-under-par, ahead of Scmid’s 11-under-par score. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2025 Needing a par on the 18th hole at Cottonwood Valley, Woods misses a 15-foot putt. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for putt

Word History

Etymology

Scots, literally, shove, gentle push, from putt, put to put

First Known Use

circa 1754, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of putt was circa 1754

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“Putt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putt. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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putt

noun
: a golf stroke made to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
putt verb

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