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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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts to a putt on the 12th hole during the second round of the 125th U.S. OPEN at Oakmont Country Club on June 13, 2025 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025 His putting stroke also didn’t help, missing short putts that could’ve gone down for par. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025 The Northern Irishman did just that, rolling in a 30-foot putt for a six. Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 12 June 2025 Getting a niche golf product into big-box retail can be trickier than holing a 50-foot putt on the quirky greens of Oakmont, where this week’s U.S. Open is being held for the 10th time. Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 11 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 17 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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