: a golf stroke made on a putting green to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
puttverb
Examples of putt in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebRiley never seemed in danger of losing the lead after dropping a 27-foot putt to birdie on No. 4.—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024 Moments later, Kelly Xu made a par putt at 16 to close out Catherine Park and give the Cardinal their clinching third point.—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024 But a tourist destination doesn’t become famous by putt putt courses and roller coasters alone.—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 May 2024 Both made short birdie putts and headed to the 17th, where Schultz had to blast out of a bad lie on his second shot with his opponent safely on the green.—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for putt
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Word History
Etymology
Scots, literally, shove, gentle push, from putt, put to put
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