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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There’s even a miniature train, a sculpture garden, a 9-hole pitch and putt course, a coffee museum, and the only working coppersmith in the Channel Islands. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 The Broadmoor last hosted the U.S. Senior Open in 2018, when David Toms sank a 19-foot par putt on the final hole to secure a one-shot victory over three other golfers. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 23 June 2025 For many enthusiasts, these innovations make the game more appealing and even addictive, enabling duffers on public courses to command drives and putts that golfers floundering on the sandy Scottish links more than 600 years ago could never imagine. Miles Corwin, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025 Fleetwood’s miss of an 8-foot putt for par then gave Bradley a layup, a pocket-hanger, a fastball down the middle, depending on your sport of choice, a very similar putt for birdie and the $3.6 million Travelers Championship first prize. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 June 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 30 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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