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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This isn’t like missing a 2-foot putt, or getting posterized, or letting a groundball squeak through your legs or blowing a tire on the ice. Zak Keefer, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 The five-time major winner was heckled relentlessly, forced to back off putts due to crowd noise, and even went after a spectator who threw a beer at his wife, Erica, but was pulled back by officials. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 Before the tournament, the family of three participated in the annual Par 3 contest (where Poppy made an impressive putt!). Effie Orfanides, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 The scenes at the Ryder Cup were unrecognizable from golf’s genteel archetype, in which etiquette demands silence on the tee and applause greets opponents’ drives and putts. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 29 Sep. 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 20 Oct. 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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