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⛳ A gentle stroke ⛳ To hit gently
putt

putt

51 4.5
A gentle golf stroke that moves the ball along the green toward the hole
  • noun
  • /pʌt/
translation icon : putt
  • After practicing for weeks, he finally mastered his short putts on the green.
  • make a putt
  • miss a putt
  • putt on the hole

Is it the missing the putt really?

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Examples

  • Not even Tiger could sink that putt.

    The Last Full Measure (2020)

  • Just think how much this putt is worth.

    Getting Even with Dad (1994)

  • Good putt, son, good putt.

    Boyhood (2014)

  • If I sink this putt, I'm gonna beat my record.

    Bringing Up Baby (1938)

  • It was a very short putt.

    Stone (2010)

  • One minute I'm on the 14th hole at Winged Foot, lining up a putt.

    Scrooged (1988)

  • Tom and Blaine were already in at four, both having made lengthy putts to salvage bogey.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • He missed an easy putt that would have won the game.

  • During the tournament, she made an impressive putt from over 15 feet away.

Synonyms

golf shot
vsputt
2 2.7

A swing of a golf club to hit the ball

is specifically the gentle green hit rather than a full swing
golf stroke
vsputt
1 2.9

A swing of a golf club to hit the ball

is a gentle hit along the green aimed toward the hole

How Hard

drive
50 5.1
putt
51 4.5
tap
66 1.0

Surface Forms

putt singular
putts plural

Etymology

Putt as a noun comes from the verb putt and the everyday word put, meaning a small 'push' or stroke on the green. That's why a 'putt' is the gentle hit you make to try to get the ball into the hole.