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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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Norman’s putt turned out to be only for par, and Zoeller went on to defeat him by eight shots in an 18-hole playoff the next day. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025 Clark showed off her swing by sinking a roughly 35-foot putt, The Palm Beach Post reported. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025 Hull and Cunningham were by Clark's side cheering her on throughout the tournament, including when the Fever star sunk a putt. Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 And the resulting 35-yard field goal try — a six-inch gimmie putt in the modern NFL — wobbles wide right. Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 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 29 Nov. 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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