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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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The Salt Lake City native faced Young again on the 13th hole and managed to get his ball to within nine feet of the hole with a birdie putt, while his opponent left his ball in the rough. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 McIlroy’s only birdies came with putts from 3 feet on 9 and from 17 inches on 18. Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025 There was a pop when Ludvig Åberg made a putt to win another point for The Bay. Brody Miller and Hugh Kellenberger, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 After McIlroy’s tapped in for par on No. 17, Lowry barely missed an 8-foot birdie putt, keeping McIlory’s lead at three entering the 72nd hole. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 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

Cite this Entry

“Putt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putt. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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