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putt (put)

noun

Golf a shot made on the putting green in an attempt to roll the ball into the hole

Etymology: < put, v.

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to hit (the ball) in making a putt

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putt Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • hole: Roy holed a 50 foot birdie putt on the last hole to take the title.

Noun used with modifier

  • birdie: Her birdie putt barely slid past on the right, leaving her an easy par putt.

Adjective modifier

  • 15-foot: However, Woods drained a 15-foot birdie putt at the final hole to seal his place in golf history.

Converse of object

  • sink: The Match was very close, with Tom Morris sinking a long putt on the last green to win.

Modifies a noun

  • golf: There is also award winning gardens, tea rooms, children's zoo, and pitch and putt golf.

Preposition: for

  • birdie: A couple of minutes later his second shot is underhit, leaving him a long putt for birdie.
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