What does putt mean?

Definitions for putt
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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"

  2. puttverb

    strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter

    "he putted the ball several feet past the hole"

  3. puttverb

    hit a putt

    "he lost because he putted so poorly"

Wiktionary

  1. puttnoun

    The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.

  2. puttverb

    To lightly strike a golf ball with a putter on (or very near) a putting green.

  3. puttnoun

    A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.

  4. puttnoun

    A motorcycle.

  5. puttverb

    To make a putt sound.

  6. puttverb

    To ride one's motorcycle, to go for a motorcycle ride.

  7. putt

    To move along slowly.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of putt in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of putt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of putt in a Sentence

  1. Danielle Kang:

    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.

  2. Ian Poulter:

    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.

  3. Collin Morikawa:

    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.

  4. Tiger Woods:

    I'm on a hot streak right now. I made the last putt.

  5. Rory McIlroy:

    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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