putt

 
Pronunciation: /pʌt/

verb (putts, putting, putted)

[no object]
  • try to hit a golf ball into the hole by striking it gently so that it rolls across the green: the man who can putt is a match for anyone (as noun putting) his putting was as consistent and accurate as before [with object]: there is nothing left to do except putt the ball in the hole

noun

  • a gentle stroke that hits a golf ball across the green towards the hole: he hit a four-iron to 20 ft and holed the putt a three-foot putt

Origin:

mid 17th century (originally Scots): differentiated from put