putt

A noun referring to a gentle stroke in golf used to roll the ball along the green toward the hole, typically made with a putter.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen leichten Schlag im Golf bezeichnet, mit dem der Ball auf dem Grün in Richtung Loch gerollt wird, meist mit einem Putter ausgeführt.

1. Golf stroke on the green B1 formal sport

   A gentle stroke made on the putting green to roll the ball into or near the hole, typically using a putter.

   • He sank a long putt to win the tournament.
   • Her putt rolled just past the edge of the hole.
   • Practice your short putts to improve your score.

   🇩🇪Putt

• putts plural form
• putts' possessive plural form
• putt's possessive singular form

A verb used in golf to describe the act of striking a ball gently on the green to roll it into the hole.

• 🇩🇪Verb im Golf, das einen leichten Schlag auf dem Grün bezeichnet, mit dem der Ball ins Loch gerollt werden soll.

1. Strike a golf ball lightly B1 formal sport

   To hit a golf ball gently with a putter, typically on the green, aiming to roll it into the hole.

   • He putted the ball carefully across the green.
   • She putted from ten feet away and sank the shot.
   • The golfer practiced putting for an hour before the match.

   🇩🇪Putten

2. Execute a putt B1 formal sport

   To perform a stroke in golf that rolls the ball along the ground toward the hole.

   • He putted confidently and made a birdie.
   • She putted too hard and the ball rolled past the hole.
   • The player putted three times before the ball went in.

   🇩🇪Putten

• putted past participle
• putted past simple
• putts third person singular