Meaning & use
putt
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In golf, to hit the ball gently along the ground, typically on the putting green, in an attempt to roll it into the hole.
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She putted carefully across the sloped green, sinking the ball on her second try.
He practiced his putt for an hour before the tournament.
A note on using this word
Not to be confused with "put"; the golf term is spelled with a double 't' and is also used as a noun for the stroke itself.
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