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to putt

to putt

11 3.7
Gently hit a golf ball along the green toward the hole
  • verb
  • /pʌt/
translation icon : hacer un putt
  • During the tournament, the player expertly putt the ball into the cup when it mattered most.

So you know, you guys misses a putt in golf is like I suck or I can't putt or I miss the read.

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Examples

  • You drive for show, and you putt for dough, big mouth.

  • Well, uh, when Walter had to putt, he made it every time.

  • Uh, 12, you putt to six feet past the hole.

  • Well, let's see how you can putt, huh?

  • The control group members received instructions to putt as usual.

    Academic text (2006)
  • I can't putt to save my life.

  • Participants were assigned to teach a female confederate to putt or play poker.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Navigating the obstacles that miniature golf courses use can help you learn to putt much more effectively over time.

    Blog text (8)
  • They'll pull two blocks from an uneven stack of giant Jenga, then sink an uphill putt on an impossibly bumpy green.

  • To win the match, he needs to putt the ball directly into the hole from a few feet away.

How Hard

to drive
36 3.5
to strike
553 2.4
to putt
11 3.7
tap
66 1.0

Surface Forms

putt infinitive
putted past
putted past participle
putting present participle
putts third person singular

Etymology

Putt probably comes from the common verb put or from an old Scottish word meaning 'to push', with an extra 't' added for sound. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a putt as a small 'push' to the golf ball, which is why to putt is to gently hit the ball toward the hole.