What does putt mean?
Definitions for putt
pʌtputt
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word putt.
Princeton's WordNet
putt, puttingverb
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
"his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
puttverb
strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter
"he putted the ball several feet past the hole"
puttverb
hit a putt
"he lost because he putted so poorly"
Wiktionary
puttnoun
The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
puttverb
To lightly strike a golf ball with a putter on (or very near) a putting green.
puttnoun
A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.
puttnoun
A motorcycle.
puttverb
To make a putt sound.
puttverb
To ride one's motorcycle, to go for a motorcycle ride.
putt
To move along slowly.
ChatGPT
putt
A putt is a shot played in the game of golf, typically made on the green with a club known as a putter. It is a gentle stroke that aims to roll the ball into the hole a short distance away.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Putt
put, v.i. in golf, to play with a putter.—n. a short stroke made with a putter in attempting to hole a ball.—ns. Putt′er, one who throws a stone: one who takes coal along underground roads: a short, stiff golf-club used in putting; Putt′er-on (Shak.), an instigator; Putt′er-out (obs.), one who deposited money on going abroad, on condition of receiving a larger sum on his return, the money to be forfeited in case of non-return; Putt′ing, the act of hurling a heavy stone from the hand by a sudden push from the shoulder: the act of striking a golf-ball when near a hole, so as to cause it to fall into it; Putt′ing-green, the prepared ground immediately round a hole in a golf-course; Putt′ing-stone, a heavy stone raised by the hand and thrust forward from the shoulder, as a trial of strength and skill. [Put.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PUTT
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Putt is ranked #12312 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Putt surname appeared 2,525 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Putt.
93.4% or 2,360 total occurrences were White.
2.3% or 60 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.8% or 46 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.4% or 36 total occurrences were Asian.
0.4% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.4% or 11 total occurrences were Black.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of putt in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of putt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of putt in a Sentence
Let me tell you, that was the hardest two-footer I’ve ever had to putt, it was pretty nerve-wracking, but I just did it.
Akron is not a good course for me so I probably won't play more than three or four holes in practice but I'll spend a day on the putting green on the Wednesday, sometimes you stand over a putt, you visually see the line and you hit the line. It sounds silly to say but you just don't have that feeling all the time.
It felt good to make that putt, but obviously I had one more hole to play, there was a lot of points on the board left, and I knew I had business to do on 18. And I hit three good shots and was able to tap in for birdie.
I'm on a hot streak right now. I made the last putt.
It's so nice to hole a putt like that on the last just to give Rory McIlroy that little bit of a cushion going into tomorrow.
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