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

Recent Examples on the Web Missing, though, was Rory McIlroy, No. 3 in the world, who pulled out of the Travelers Monday, a day after missing a couple of short putts to lose the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 to Bryson DeChambeau. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024 DeChambeau missed a three-foot par putt on No. 15 to drop back down. Rick Maese, Washington Post, 16 June 2024 McIlroy didn’t miss a putt inside of five feet during his first 69 holes but failed to convert two such putts in the last three holes to lose his lead. Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 June 2024 The par putt wasn’t as long or as suspenseful as Stewart’s in 1999. Doug Ferguson, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for putt 

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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

Cite this Entry

“Putt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putt. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

putt

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

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