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putt

[pʰat] [pʰʌt] [pʰʊt] [pʰɐt]

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noun

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

Examples :

"He practiced his putt over and over again, trying to improve his score. "

sport game action

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verb

To lightly strike a golf ball with a putter.

Examples :

"He had a short distance left, so he needed to putt the ball into the hole. "

sport game action

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noun

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

Examples :

"The lawnmower's putt-putt-putt sound was a familiar soundtrack to the summer. "

sound vehicle machine

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noun

Examples :

"My brother's new putt is very fast and sporty. "

vehicle machine

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verb

To make a putting sound.

Examples :

"The old motor putt-putt-putted as it struggled to start. "

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verb

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

Examples :

"After school, I'm going to putt my motorcycle to the store to get some groceries. "

vehicle action entertainment

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verb

To move along slowly.

Examples :

"The snail slowly putt across the kitchen floor. "

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verb

To place something somewhere.

Examples :

"She put her books on the table."

position action place

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verb

To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition.

Examples :

"He is putting all his energy into this one task."

condition action

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verb

To exercise a put option.

Examples :

"He got out of his Procter and Gamble bet by putting his shares at 80."

business finance

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verb

To express something in a certain manner.

Examples :

"When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point."

language communication

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verb

To throw a heavy iron ball, as a sport. (See shot put. Do not confuse with putt.)

Examples :

"The athlete put the heavy iron ball far down the track. "

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verb

To steer; to direct one's course; to go.

Examples :

"The hiker putted along the narrow path, carefully avoiding the rocks. "

direction action

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verb

To play a card or a hand in the game called put.

Examples :

"The student carefully put her hand in the put game, hoping for a good score. "

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verb

To attach or attribute; to assign.

Examples :

"to put a wrong construction on an act or expression"

business economy

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verb

To lay down; to give up; to surrender.

Examples :

"After failing the test, Sarah put her hopes of getting a scholarship. "

action attitude

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verb

To set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention.

Examples :

"to put a question; to put a case"

communication business job

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verb

To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.

Examples :

"The delicious smell of cookies putted me to sneak into the kitchen, even though I was supposed to be doing my homework. "

action language communication

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verb

To convey coal in the mine, as for example from the working to the tramway.

Examples :

"The young miner learned to putt coal from the coal face to the waiting carts, a back-breaking job done mostly by boys and ponies in that era. "

industry job technical work