putt.
The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
Meaning & usage
The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Scots putt (“to put”). Compare Middle Dutch putten (“to dig a pit”). The Old English putian (“to push; thrust; put; place”) derivation is commonly assumed, although no longer valid. In Dutch, the word is instanced in a description of golf in an early seventeenth-century edition of Pieter van Afferden's Tyrocinium linguae latinae. All derive from Proto-Germanic *putōną.
To lightly strike a golf ball with a putter.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Scots putt (“to put”). Compare Middle Dutch putten (“to dig a pit”). The Old English putian (“to push; thrust; put; place”) derivation is commonly assumed, although no longer valid. In Dutch, the word is instanced in a description of golf in an early seventeenth-century edition of Pieter van Afferden's Tyrocinium linguae latinae. All derive from Proto-Germanic *putōną.
A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.
A motorcycle.
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic, from putt-putt.
To make a putting sound.
To ride one's motorcycle, to go for a motorcycle ride.
To move along slowly.
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic, from putt-putt.
Small cart.
Where this word comes from
Probable variant of pot (“vessel”) or butt (“cask”).
Obsolete form of put.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.