Definition of Putting in English :
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Putting meaning in English
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Putting
see synonyms of puttingNoun
1. putt, putting
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
Example Sentences:'his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet'
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Putting
see synonyms of puttingnoun
1.
the act of hitting a golf ball with a putter
2.
a game played with putters and golf balls on a small course
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Putting
see synonyms of puttingv. put, put·ting, puts
v.tr.
1. To place in a specified location; set: She put the books on the table.
2. To cause to be in a specified condition: His gracious manners put me at ease.
3. To cause (one) to undergo something; subject: The interrogators put the prisoner to torture.
4. To assign; attribute: They put a false interpretation on events.
5. To estimate: We put the time at five o'clock.
6. To impose or levy: The governor has put a tax on cigarettes.
7. Games To wager (a stake); bet: put $50 on a horse.
8. Sports To hurl with an overhand pushing motion: put the shot.
9. To bring up for consideration or judgment: put a question to the judge.
10. To express; state: I put my objections bluntly.
11. To render in a specified language or literary form: put prose into verse.
12. To adapt: The lyrics had been put to music.
13. To urge or force to an action: a mob that put the thief to flight.
14. To apply: We must put our minds to it.
15. To force the purchase of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a put option.
v.intr.
Nautical To proceed: The ship put into the harbor.
n.
1. Sports An act of putting the shot.
2. An option to sell a stipulated amount of stock or securities within a specified time and at a fixed price.
adj.
Fixed; stationary: stay put.
n.
A light golf stroke made on the putting green in an effort to place the ball into the hole.
v. putt·ed, putt·ing, putts
v.tr.
To hit (a golf ball) with a light stroke on the green.
v.intr.
To putt a golf ball.
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